Discrimination against people with mental illness: What can psychiatrists do?

Advances in Psychiatric Treatment

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 53-59

  Thornicroft, Graham ^a,b   Rose, Diana ^a,b   Mehta, Nisha ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEHUMANIZATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PSYCHIATRIST; STIGMA; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 77949512387     PISSN: 13555146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/apt.bp.107.004481     Document Type: Article

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