Systematic review of the prevalence of mental illness stigma within the Greek culture

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 292-305

  Tzouvara, Vasiliki ^a   Papadopoulos, Chris ^b   Randhawa, Gurch ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Greek culture; mental health; prevalence; review; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; GREECE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL STIGMA;

CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; GREECE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL STIGMA;

EID: 84963727963     PISSN: 00207640     EISSN: 17412854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020764016629699     Document Type: Article

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