Combining education and video-based contact to reduce stigma of mental illness: "The Same or Not the Same" anti-stigma program for secondary schools in Hong Kong

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1521-1526

  Chan, Jenny Y N ^a   Mak, Winnie W S ^b   Law, Lawrence S C ^b  

^a New Life Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adolescents; China; Contact; Education; Hong Kong; Mental illness; Stigma reduction

Indexed keywords

ABNORMALITY; ADOLESCENCE; EDUCATION; MENTAL HEALTH; STUDENT; TEACHING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH SCHOOL; HONG KONG; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL DISTANCE; STIGMA; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DISTANCE; STEREOTYPING; TEACHING; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONG KONG;

EID: 63149112853     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.02.016     Document Type: Article

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