Stigmatising attitudes towards persons with mental illness: a survey of medical students and interns from Southern Nigeria

Stigmatising attitudes towards persons with mental illness are commonly reported among health professionals. Familiarity with mental illness has been reported to improve these attitudes. Very few studies have compared future medical doctors’ attitudes toward types of mental illness, substance use di...

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Main Authors: Joyce Ohiole Omoaregba, Esther Osemudiamen Okogbenin, Bawo Onesirosan James
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Emerald Publishing 2012-01-01
Series:Mental Illness
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Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/mi/article/view/3724