Stigmatizing Attitudes Toward Patients With Psychiatric Disorders Among Medical Students and Professionals

IntroductionStigma attached to mental health encompasses discrimination and exclusion of psychiatric patients and hinders their opportunities to have more productive and fulfilling lives. Moreover, stigma also exists among health professionals, and therefore, it hampers the provision of treatment an...

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Main Authors: Ana Margarida Oliveira, Daniel Machado, João B. Fonseca, Filipa Palha, Pedro Silva Moreira, Nuno Sousa, João J. Cerqueira, Pedro Morgado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00326/full