Reducing stigma toward people with bipolar disorder: Impact of a filmed theatrical intervention based on a personal narrative

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 741-750

  Hawke, Lisa D ^a,b,c   Michalak, Erin E ^d   Maxwell, Victoria ^e   Parikh, Sagar V ^a,b  

^a TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c University Saint Boniface   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e Crazy for Life Co   (Canada)

Author keywords

bipolar disorder; contact; entertainment education; film; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIPOLAR DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MALE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; PSYCHOLOGY; STEREOTYPING; YOUNG ADULT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DRAMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PERSONAL NARRATIVES AS TOPIC; PSYCHOLOGY; STEREOTYPING; STUDENTS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84912046931     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764013513443     Document Type: Article

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