Experiencing stigma: Nepalese perspectives

Kathmandu University Medical Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 458-465

  Adhikari, Shailendra Raj ^a   Pradhan, S N ^a   Sharma, S C ^a  

^a KATHMANDU MEDICAL COLLEGE TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Coping; Mental illness; Perception; Stigma; Stigmatization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COPING BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; NEPAL; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERCEPTION; PROFESSIONAL SECRECY; PSYCHIATRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ASPECT; STIGMA; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

EID: 67049167173     PISSN: 18122027     EISSN: 18122078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3126/kumj.v6i4.1736     Document Type: Article

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