The Impact of Mental Illness Stigma on Psychiatric Emergencies
Psychiatric emergencies are severe behavioral changes secondary to worsening mental illness. Such situations present a risk to the patient and other people, so they need immediate therapeutic intervention. They are associated with feelings of fear, anger, prejudice, and even exclusion. The attitudes...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2020-06-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Psychiatry |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00573/full |