Self-stigma and the "why try" effect: Impact on life goals and evidence-based practices

World Psychiatry

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 75-81

  Corrigan, Patrick W ^a   Larson, Jonathon E ^a   Rüsch, Nicolas ^a  

^a ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Empowerment; Mental illness; Public stigma; Self efficacy; Self esteem; Self stigma

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; CONSUMER; EMPOWERMENT; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; LIFE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; STEREOTYPY; STIGMA;

EID: 67651148374     PISSN: 17238617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2051-5545.2009.tb00218.x     Document Type: Review

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