Beliefs about the biological (vs. Nonbiological) origins of mental illness and the stigmatization of people with mental illness

American Journal of Psychiatric Rehabilitation

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 109-119

  Sears, Patrick M ^a   Pomerantz, Andrew M ^a   Segrist, Daniel J ^a   Rose, Paul ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attributional beliefs; Causal beliefs; Mental illness stigma; Social distance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL DISTANCE; STIGMA; VIGNETTE;

EID: 79956342671     PISSN: 15487768     EISSN: 15487776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15487768.2011.569665     Document Type: Article

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