Stigmatised attitudes towards intellectual disability: A randomised crossover trial

Psychiatrist

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 318-322

  Varughese, Sabu John ^a   Luty, Jason ^b  

^a Community Drug and Alcohol Service ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b Mid Bedfordshire Family Consultation Clinic   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO MENTAL ILLNESS QUESTIONNAIRE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANK SUM TEST; STIGMA; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77955679828     PISSN: 17583209     EISSN: 17583217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.bp.109.027789     Document Type: Article

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