Mental illness - stigma and discrimination in Zambia

African Journal of Psychiatry (South Africa)

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 192-203

  Kapungwe, A ^a   Cooper, S ^b   Mwanza, J ^a   Mwape, L ^a   Sikwese, A ^a   Kakuma, R ^b,c   Lund, C ^b   Flisher, A J ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Mental health; Qualitative study; Stigma and discrimination; Zambia

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LAW; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; STIGMA; ZAMBIA;

FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MENTAL DISORDERS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL STIGMA; ZAMBIA;

EID: 77957909661     PISSN: 19948220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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