Renaming schizophrenia coupled with proper public education is an optimal way to overcome stigma

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1557-1558

  Sugihara, G ^a,b   Takei, N ^b,c  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; NOMENCLATURE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL STIGMA;

HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL STIGMA; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 84879194846     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291713000901     Document Type: Article

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