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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Main Authors: Antônio Geraldo da Silva, Leonardo Baldaçara, Daniel A. Cavalcante, Nicoli Abrão Fasanella, Antônio Pacheco Palha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00573/full