Challenging the public stigma of mental illness: A meta-analysis of outcome studies

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 963-973

  Corrigan, Patrick W ^a   Morris, Scott B ^a   Michaels, Patrick J ^a   Rafacz, Jennifer D ^a   Rüsch, Nicolas ^b  

^a ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PSYCHIATRY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPRESSION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; META ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STIGMA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 84864767046     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201100529     Document Type: Review

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