The Impact of Acculturation and Labeling on African Americans' Stigmatization of Mental Illness

The Impact of Acculturation and Labeling on African Americans' Stigmatization of Mental Illness

Although African Americans endorse more stigma towards those with mental illnesses than European Americans and are quite susceptible to stigma’s detrimental effects on help-seeking for mental health problems, stigma has not been adequately studied for African Americans. Given that stigma is a key ba...

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Main Author: Abdullah, Tahirah
Format: Others
Published: UKnowledge 2013
Subjects:
Stigma
Mental Illness
African Americans
Acculturation
Labeling
Clinical Psychology
Counseling Psychology
Multicultural Psychology
Psychology
Online Access:http://uknowledge.uky.edu/psychology_etds/23
http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1023&context=psychology_etds

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http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1023&context=psychology_etds

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