Perceived mental illness stigma and HIV risk behaviors among adult psychiatric outpatients in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Community Mental Health Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 56-64

  Elkington, Katherine S ^a   McKinnon, Karen ^a   Mann, Claudio Gruber ^b   Collins, Pamela Y ^a,c   Leu, Cheng Shiun ^a   Wainberg, Milton L ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV sexual risk behaviors; Perceived mental illness stigma; Psychiatric outpatients; Severe mental illness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRAZIL; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNSAFE SEX; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRAZIL; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; UNSAFE SEX; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952304323     PISSN: 00103853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10597-009-9209-4     Document Type: Article

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