Biogenetic models of psychopathology, implicit guilt, and mental illness stigma

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 179, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 328-332

  Rüsch, Nicolas ^a,b   Todd, Andrew R ^c   Bodenhausen, Galen V ^c   Corrigan, Patrick W ^a  

^a ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Causality; Fear; Genetics; Illness models; Implicit cognition; Prejudice; Social distance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRIEF IMPLICIT ASSOCIATION TEST; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEAR; FEMALE; GENETIC MODEL; GUILT; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROBIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STIGMA;

ADULT; FEMALE; GUILT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 76949085174     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2009.09.010     Document Type: Article

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