Personal and perceived stigmatization of depression: A comparison of data from the general population, participants of a depression congress and job placement officers in Germany

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 220, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 598-603

  Dietrich, Sandra ^a   Mergl, Roland ^a   Rummel Kluge, Christine ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b German Depression Foundation   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age and gender differences; Depression; Depression Stigma Scale; General population; Personal and perceived stigma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERMANY; GUILT; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERCEPTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF ESTEEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; STIGMA; ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; AGE; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC OPINION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL STIGMA; STEREOTYPING; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PUBLIC OPINION; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL STIGMA; STEREOTYPING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908237552     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 18727123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2014.06.044     Document Type: Article

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