Understanding and addressing the stigma of mental illness with ethnic minority communities

Health Sociology Review

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 287-298

  Knifton, Lee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Culture; Discrimination; Ethnic minority; Mental illness; Sociology; Stigma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873157158     PISSN: 14461242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/hesr.2012.21.3.287     Document Type: Article

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