Destigmatising schizophrenia: Does changing terminology reduce negative attitudes?

Psychiatric Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 419-422

  Kingdon, David G ^a   Vincent, Selvarej ^a   Vincent, Sylvia ^a   Kinoshita, Yoshihiro ^a   Turkington, Douglas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO MENTAL ILLNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL STUDENT; NOMENCLATURE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOMETRY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STIGMA; STUDENT ATTITUDE;

EID: 56749105876     PISSN: 09556036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.bp.107.018515     Document Type: Article

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