Using theatre to address mental illness stigma: A knowledge translation study in bipolar disorder

International Journal of Bipolar Disorders

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-12

  Michalak, Erin E ^a   Livingston, James D ^b   Maxwell, Victoria ^c   Hole, Rachelle ^d   Hawke, Lisa D ^e   Parikh, Sagar V ^f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Crazy For Life Co   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e University Saint Boniface   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Knowledge translation; Mixed methods; Narrative medicine; Stigma; Theatre

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CLINICIANS ATTITUDES SCALE VERSION 4; COMMUNICATION AID; DAY S MENTAL ILLNESS STIGMA SCALE; FACE VALIDITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERNALIZED STIGMA OF MENTAL ILLNESS SCALE; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLE SIZE; STIGMA; THEMATIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 84911403682     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21947511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2194-7511-2-1     Document Type: Article

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