Myths, beliefs and perceptions about mental disorders and health-seeking behavior in Delhi, India

Indian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 324-329

  Kishore, Jugal ^a   Gupta, Avni ^a   Jiloha, Ram Chander ^b   Bantman, Patrick ^c  

^a MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b G B PANT HOSPITAL   (India)

^c EPS Esquirol   (France)

Author keywords

Faith healer; Health seeking behavior; Mental illness; Misconceptions; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LIBIDO; LITERATURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASTURBATION; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHIATRIST; PUNISHMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SPERM; URBAN AREA; VAGINA SECRETION;

EID: 84863413502     PISSN: 00195545     EISSN: 19983794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5545.91906     Document Type: Article

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