Interlocking oppressions: The effect of a comorbid physical disability on perceived stigma and discrimination among mental health consumers in Canada

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 63-70

  Bahm, Allison ^a,b   Forchuk, Cheryl ^c  

^a University of Western Ontario ^*  (Canada)

^b WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Discrimination; Mental health; Physical disability; Quality of life; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL PATIENT; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PREJUDICE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STEREOTYPING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57849094067     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2008.00799.x     Document Type: Article

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