Different biogenetic causal explanations and attitudes towards persons with major depression, schizophrenia and alcohol dependence: Is the concept of a chemical imbalance beneficial?

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 168, Issue , 2014, Pages 224-228

  Speerforck, Sven ^a,b   Schomerus, Georg ^a,b   Pruess, Susanne ^a,b   Angermeyer, Matthias C ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b HELIOS Hanseklinikum Stralsund ^*  (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^d Center for Public Mental Health   (Austria)

Author keywords

Causal beliefs; Chemical imbalance; Emotional reactions; Heredity; Social distance; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL STIGMA; STEREOTYPING;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL STIGMA; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 84904989442     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2014.06.013     Document Type: Article

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