Stigma and bipolar disorder: A review of the literature

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 181-191

  Hawke, Lisa D ^a,d   Parikh, Sagar V ^a,b   Michalak, Erin E ^c  

^a TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d University Saint Boniface   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Bipolar disorder; Functioning; Quality of life; Stigma

Indexed keywords

BIPOLAR DISORDER; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EMBASE; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HUMAN; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCINFO; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHOOL; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STIGMA; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ATTITUDES; BIPOLAR DISORDER; FUNCTIONING; QUALITY OF LIFE; STIGMA;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; HUMANS; RESEARCH; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STEREOTYPING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84882821553     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2013.05.030     Document Type: Review

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