Personal stigma in schizophrenia spectrum disorders: A systematic review of prevalence rates, correlates, impact and interventions

World Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 155-164

  Gerlinger, Gabriel ^a   Hauser, Marta ^a,b   De Hert, Marc ^c   Lacluyse, Kathleen ^c   Wampers, Martien ^c   Correll, Christoph U ^b,d,e,f  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b ZUCKER HILLSIDE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e DONALD AND BARBARA ZUCKER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT HOFSTRA NORTHWELL   (United States)

^f FEINSTEIN INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

correlates; perceived stigma; personal stigma; psychosis; Schizophrenia; self stigma; stigma

Indexed keywords

ALIENATION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; POSITIVE SYNDROME; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); READING; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STEREOTYPY; STIGMA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84878600449     PISSN: 17238617     EISSN: 20515545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wps.20040     Document Type: Review

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