Psychiatric labels and other influences on young people's stigmatizing attitudes: Findings from an Australian national survey

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 148, Issue 2-3, 2013, Pages 299-309

  Yap, Marie Bee Hui ^a,b   Reavley, Nicola ^a,b   Mackinnon, Andrew James ^a   Jorm, Anthony Francis ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorder; Depression; Label; Stigma; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; AWARENESS; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; PERCEPTION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL PHOBIA; STIGMA; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STEREOTYPING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877697018     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2012.12.015     Document Type: Article

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