Self-stigma, perceived discrimination and empowerment among people with a mental illness in six countries: Pan European stigma study

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 210, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1136-1146

  Krajewski, Christin ^a   Burazeri, Genc ^a   Brand, Helmut ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Devaluation; GAMIAN; Internalized stigma; Psychiatric disorders; Self efficacy; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BOSTON UNIVERSITY EMPOWERMENT SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROATIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYMENT; EMPOWERMENT; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNALIZED STIGMA OF MENTAL ILLNESS; ISRAEL; LITHUANIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALTA; MENTAL DISEASE; PERCEIVED DEVALUATION AND DISCRIMINATION SCALE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOSIS; ROMANIA; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STIGMA; SWEDEN; BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL STIGMA; STEREOTYPING;

CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERCEPTION; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL STIGMA; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 84888290302     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 18727123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2013.08.013     Document Type: Article

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