Qualitative analysis of mental health service users’ reported experiences of discrimination

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 134, Issue , 2016, Pages 14-22

  Hamilton, S ^a   Pinfold, V ^a   Cotney, J ^a   Couperthwaite, L ^a   Matthews, J ^a   Barret, K ^a   Warren, S ^a   Corker, E ^b   Rose, D ^b   Thornicroft, G ^b   Henderson, C ^b  

^a Faculty of ArtsThe McPin Foundation   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

mental health; social stigma; surveys and questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; ENGLAND; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; STIGMA; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; WELFARE;

EID: 84978483975     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: 16000447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acps.12611     Document Type: Article

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