Reducing stigma and discrimination: Candidate interventions

<p>Abstract</p> <p>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...

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Main Authors: Kassam Aliya, Brohan Elaine, Thornicroft Graham, Lewis-Holmes Elanor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-04-01
Series:International Journal of Mental Health Systems
Online Access:http://www.ijmhs.com/content/2/1/3