Contextualizing public stigma: Endorsed mental health treatment stigma on college and university campuses

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 197, Issue , 2018, Pages 183-191

  Gaddis, S Michael ^a   Ramirez, Daniel ^b   Hernandez, Erik L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Higher education; Institutional context; Mental health; Stigma; United States

Indexed keywords

HIGHER EDUCATION; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG SEEKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; SCHOOL; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STIGMA; SUICIDAL IDEATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SELF REPORT; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STIGMA; STUDENTS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85038026019     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.11.029     Document Type: Article

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