Perpetuating stigma?: Differences between advertisements for psychiatric and non-psychiatric medication in two professional journals

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 26-33

  Foster, Juliet L H ^a  

^a University of Cambridge   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advertisements; Medication; Mental health problems; Professionals; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT;

ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DRUG INDUSTRY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; PUBLIC OPINION;

EID: 77949346077     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: 13600567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638230902968274     Document Type: Article

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