Factors affecting stigma toward suicide and depression: A Korean nationwide study

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 811-817

  Park, Soowon ^a,b   Kim, Min Ji ^a   Cho, Maeng Je ^b   Lee, Jun Young ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University Boramae Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

depression; education; Stigma; suicide attempt

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOUTH KOREA; STATISTICAL MODEL; STEREOTYPING; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SOCIAL STIGMA; STEREOTYPING; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84951831182     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764015597015     Document Type: Article

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