Mental illness stigma and ethnocultural beliefs, values, and norms: An integrative review

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 934-948

  Abdullah, Tahirah ^a   Brown, Tamara L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Ethnicity; Mental health; Mental illness; Stigma

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNICITY; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; ORGANIZATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RACE; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STIGMA;

CULTURE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREJUDICE; SOCIAL STIGMA; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 79959222180     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: 18737811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2011.05.003     Document Type: Review

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