Attitudes towards mental illness among health care students at Swedish universities - A follow-up study after completed clinical placement

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 660-665

  Markström, Urban ^a   Gyllensten, Amanda Lundvik ^b   Bejerholm, Ulrika ^b   Björkman, Tommy ^b   Brunt, David ^d   Hansson, Lars ^b   Leufstadius, Christel ^b   Sandlund, Mikael ^a   Svensson, Bengt ^b   Östman, Margareta ^c   Eklund, Mona ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Clinical placement; Health education; Mental illness; Professional education; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PRECEPTORSHIP; PREJUDICE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649236997     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2009.02.006     Document Type: Article

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