Public beliefs about and attitudes towards bipolar disorder: Testing theory based models of stigma

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 175, Issue , 2015, Pages 116-123

  Ellison, Nell ^a   Mason, Oliver ^a   Scior, Katrina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bipolar disorder; Causal beliefs; Cognitive reactions; Emotional reactions; Stereotypes; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DSM-IV; ECOLOGICAL VALIDITY; EMOTIONAL REACTION TO MENTAL ILLNESS SCALE; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; LIKERT SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL STIGMA; STEREOTYPY; UNITED KINGDOM; VIGNETTE; ADULT; DEPRESSION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STEREOTYPING;

ADULT; BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL STIGMA; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 84921333997     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2014.12.047     Document Type: Article

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