Children's stigmatization of childhood depression and ADHD: Magnitude and demographic variation in a national sample

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 912-920

  Walker, Janet S ^a   Coleman, Daniel ^a   Lee, Junghee ^a   Squire, Peter N ^b   Friesen, Barbara J ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Depression; Internet survey; Stigmatization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ASTHMA; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; ATTITUDE TO MENTAL ILLNESS; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PACIFIC ISLANDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; STIGMA; HOSPITALIZATION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR DEPRESSION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPATHY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 58149190625     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: 15275418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CHI.0b013e318179961a     Document Type: Article

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