The attitudes of clergy in Benin City, Nigeria towards persons with mental illness

African Journal of Psychiatry (South Africa)

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 196-200

  Igbinomwanhia, N G ^a   James, B O ^a   Omoaregba, J O ^a  

^a Federal Psychiatric Hospital   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Clergy; Mental illness; Nigeria; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO MENTAL ILLNESS; CHRISTIAN; CITY; CLERGY; COMMUNITY ATTITUDES TOWARDS MENTAL ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MENTAL PATIENT; MOSLEM; NIGERIA; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIGION; SOCIAL ASPECT; ATTITUDE; COMMUNITY INTEGRATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL STIGMA; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; CHRISTIANITY; CLERGY; COMMUNITY INTEGRATION; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; ISLAM; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL STIGMA; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84883102174     PISSN: 19948220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajpsy.v16i3.26     Document Type: Article

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