Evaluation of attitudes and knowledge toward mental disorders in a sample of the Chinese population using a web-based approach

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  Li, Juan ^a   Zhang, Meng Meng ^a   Zhao, Lin ^a   Li, Wen Qiang ^a,b   Mu, Jun Lin ^a,c   Zhang, Zhao Hui ^a,b,c  

^a The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University   (China)

^b XINXIANG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Xinxiang Key Laboratory of Electrophysiology   (China)

Author keywords

China; Discrimination; Mental disorders; Mental health knowledge; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO MENTAL ILLNESS; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL DISEASE ASSESSMENT; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEIVED DEVALUATION AND DISCRIMINATION SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SCORING SYSTEM; STIGMA; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT; AGE; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; INTERNET; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85056700948     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12888-018-1949-7     Document Type: Article

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