Stigmatising attitudes towards the mentally ill: A survey in a Nigerian university teaching hospital

South African Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 56-60

  Ukpong, Dominic Ignatius ^a   Abasiubong, Festus ^b  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL DISEASE; NIGERIA; RELIGION; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STIGMA; TEACHING HOSPITAL; WITCHCRAFT;

EID: 77954915697     PISSN: 16089685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v16i2.238     Document Type: Article

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