Public stigmatization of different mental disorders: A comprehensive attitude survey

Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 269-274

  Hengartner, M P ^a   Loch, A A ^b   Lawson, F L ^b   Guarniero, F B ^b   Wang, Y P ^b   Rossler W ^a,c   Gattaz, W F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PSYCHIATRY   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Discrimination; literacy; social distance; stereotypes; stigma

Indexed keywords

BRAZIL; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; LETTER; MENTAL DISEASE; POPULATION; PROBABILITY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIOLOGY; STEREOTYPY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STEREOTYPING;

ATTITUDE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; STEREOTYPING; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84882358031     PISSN: 20457960     EISSN: 20457979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S2045796012000376     Document Type: Letter

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