Individual factors that influence experiences and perceptions of stigma and discrimination towards people with mental illness in Ghana

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 368-377

  Gyamfi, Sebastian ^a   Hegadoren, Kathy ^b   Park, Tanya ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

discrimination; mental illness; stereotype; stigma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STIGMA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; GHANA; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL STIGMA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85017098962     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/inm.12331     Document Type: Article

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