Attitudes of college students toward mental illness stigma and the misuse of psychiatric medications

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 134-139

  Stone, Amanda M ^a   Merlo, Lisa J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; ATTITUDE TO MENTAL ILLNESS; ATTITUDE TOWARD PSYCHIATRIC MEDICATION SCALE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAYS MENTAL ILLNESS STIGMA SCALE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG SCREENING ABUSE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MICHIGAN ALCOHOLISM SCREENING TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCREENING TEST; STIGMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BENZODIAZEPINES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MOTIVATION; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL STIGMA; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951963862     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.09m05254ecr     Document Type: Article

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