Mental health stigma: What is being done to raise awareness and reduce stigma in South Africa?

African Journal of Psychiatry (South Africa)

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 116-124

  Kakuma, R ^a,b,c   Kleintjes, S ^c   Lund, C ^c   Drew, N ^d   Green, A ^e   Flisher, A J ^c,f  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Mental health; Mental health promotion; South Africa; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ETHNIC GROUP; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOUTH AFRICA; STIGMA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 77957891048     PISSN: 19948220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajpsy.v13i2.54357     Document Type: Article

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