A cross-sectional study of the relationships between illness insight, internalized stigma, and suicide risk in individuals with schizophrenia

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1512-1520

  Sharaf, Amira Y ^a   Ossman, Laila H ^a   Lachine, Ola A ^a  

^a Alexandria University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Insight; Moderator; Schizophrenia; Stigma; Suicide risk

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUICIDE;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; STEREOTYPING; SUICIDE;

EID: 84869887624     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2012.08.006     Document Type: Article

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