Mental illness-related stigma in healthcare: Barriers to access and care and evidence-based solutions

Healthcare Management Forum

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 111-116

  Knaak, Stephanie ^a,b   Mantler, Ed ^c   Szeto, Andrew ^a,b  

^a Opening Minds   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c Mental Health Commission of Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO MENTAL ILLNESS; AWARENESS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EVALUATION RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MODEL; PATIENT SAFETY; PESSIMISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKILL MIX; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DISTANCE; STIGMA; WORKPLACE; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PSYCHOLOGY; STEREOTYPING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 85014457288     PISSN: 08404704     EISSN: 23523883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0840470416679413     Document Type: Review

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