Does labeling matter? An examination of attitudes and perceptions of labels for mental disorders

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 659-671

  Szeto, Andrew C H ^a,c   Luong, Dorothy ^b   Dobson, Keith S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Mental Health Commission of Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Labels; Mental disorders; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL STIGMA; STEREOTYPING; STUDENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL STIGMA; STEREOTYPING; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876408218     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-012-0532-7     Document Type: Article

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