Confronting Goffman: How can mental health nurses effectively challenge stigma? A critical review of the literature

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 569-575

  Bates, L ^a   Stickley, T ^b  

^a Dorothy Pattison Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Policy; Political issues; Recovery; Social policy; Sociological issues; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; POLICY; POLITICAL ISSUES; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; RECOVERY; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIOLOGICAL ISSUES; STANDARD; STIGMA; UNITED KINGDOM;

POLICY; POLITICAL ISSUES; RECOVERY; SOCIAL POLICY; SOCIOLOGICAL ISSUES; STIGMA;

GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; SOCIAL STIGMA;

EID: 84880329441     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2012.01957.x     Document Type: Article

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