Fighting the stigma caused by mental disorders: Past perspectives, present activities, and future directions

World Psychiatry

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 185-188

  Stuart, Heather ^a,b  

^a WPA Section on Stigma and Mental Health

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Mental health related stigma; Open the Doors anti stigma program; Stigma reduction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO MENTAL ILLNESS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SHAME; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STIGMA;

EID: 57049185167     PISSN: 17238617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2051-5545.2008.tb00194.x     Document Type: Article

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