Reducing stigma and discrimination: candidate interventions
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Reducing stigma and discrimination: Candidate interventions
This paper proposes that stigma in relation to people with mental illness can be understood as a combination of problems of knowledge (ignorance), attitudes (prejudice) and behaviour (discrimination). From a literature review, a series of candidate interventions are identified which may be effective in reducing stigmatisation and discrimination at the following levels: individuals with mental i...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Mental Health Systems
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1752-4458
DOI: 10.1186/1752-4458-2-3