Changes in depression stigma after the Germanwings crash - Findings from German population surveys

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 186, Issue , 2015, Pages 261-265

  Von Dem Knesebeck, Olaf ^a   Mnich, Eva ^a   Angermeyer, Matthias C ^b,c   Kofahl, Christopher ^a   Makowski, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b Center for Public Mental Health   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Depression; Media coverage; Plane crash; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERMAN (CITIZEN); GERMANY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL DISTANCE; STIGMA; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; ADOLESCENT; AIRCRAFT; ANGER; DISASTER; FEAR; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL STIGMA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIRCRAFT; ANGER; DEPRESSION; DISASTERS; FEAR; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL STIGMA; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938801535     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2015.07.029     Document Type: Article

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