Stigmatising attitudes towards people with mental disorders: Changes in Australia over 8years

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 197, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 302-306

  Reavley, Nicola J ^a   Jorm, Anthony F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorders; Depression; Mental health literacy; Schizophrenia; Stigma; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO MENTAL ILLNESS; AUSTRALIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL STIGMA; SUICIDAL IDEATION; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREJUDICE; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL STIGMA;

EID: 84865085186     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 18727123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2012.01.011     Document Type: Article

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