The stigma of having a parent with mental illness: Genetic attributions and associative stigma

Australian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 93-99

  Koschade, Jessica E ^a   Lynd Stevenson, Robert M ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Associative stigma; Genetic attributions; Psychological disorders; Social issues; Social psychology; Stigma of mental illness

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957979607     PISSN: 00049530     EISSN: 17429536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-9536.2011.00009.x     Document Type: Article

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