Tendency towards stigmatization of families of a person with autistic spectrum disorders

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 63-70

  Milacić Vidojevic, Ivona ^a   Gligorović, Milica ^a   Dragojević, Nada ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

attitudes towards persons with disabilities; Autistic spectrum disorder; family stigma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; ATTITUDES TOWARDS PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES; AUTISM; CAREGIVER; FAMILY STIGMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SERBIA; SOCIAL STIGMA; STATISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ATTITUDES TOWARDS PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES; AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDER; FAMILY STIGMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE; CAREGIVERS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SERBIA; SOCIAL STIGMA; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893068738     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764012463298     Document Type: Article

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