Stereotypes of mental disorders differ in competence and warmth

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 915-922

  Sadler, Melody S ^a   Meagor, Elizabeth L ^a   Kaye, Kimberly E ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competence; Mental disorders; Mental illness; Stereotypes; Stigma; U.S.A; Warmth

Indexed keywords

KNOWLEDGE; MENTAL HEALTH; MODELING; STEREOTYPIC BEHAVIOR; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO MENTAL ILLNESS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; PSYCHOSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOPATHY; STEREOTYPY; STIGMA; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; SELF CONCEPT; STEREOTYPING; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857455990     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.12.019     Document Type: Article

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