Stigmatization of mental illness among Nigerian schoolchildren

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 507-514

  Ronzoni, Pablo ^a   Dogra, Nisha ^a   Omigbodun, Olayinka ^b   Bella, Tolulope ^c   Atitola, Olayinka ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Nigerian schoolchildren; stigma; views towards mental illness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NIGERIA; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NIGERIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 77956532077     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764009341230     Document Type: Article

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