Attitudes toward schizophrenia in the general population, psychiatric staff, physicians, and psychiatrists: A web-based survey in Japan

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 186, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 183-189

  Hori, Hiroaki ^a,b   Richards, Misty ^a,b,c   Kawamoto, Yumiko ^a   Kunugi, Hiroshi ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE   (Japan)

^b ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Fulbright Foundation   (United States)

^d JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Attitude toward mental illness; Schizophrenia; Stigma; Web based survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO MENTAL ILLNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERNET; JAPAN; MALE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STIGMA;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNET; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHIATRY; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 79952360652     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2010.08.019     Document Type: Article

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