Attitudes and beliefs about mental illness among relatives of patients with schizophrenia

Attitudes and beliefs about mental illness among relatives of patients with schizophrenia

Background: Schizophrenia is a mental disease with inability to differentiate real from unreal. In many African cultures a traditional view on mental disease results in stigma, negative attitudes, and ignorance of the patient and their symptoms. Objective: To explore the different attitudes and b...

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Main Authors: Ajak Manguak Agau, Anne Bodilsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Health and Social Sciences Research Institute - South Sudan (HSSRI-SS) 2017-08-01
Series:South Sudan Medical Journal
Subjects:
mental illness; stigma; attitudes; beliefs
mental illness; stigma; attitudes
beliefs
schizophrenia
mental illness
stigma
attitudes
Online Access:http://www.southsudanmedicaljournal.com/archive/august-2017/attitudes-and-beliefs-about-mental-illness-among-relatives-of-patients-with-schizophrenia.html

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http://www.southsudanmedicaljournal.com/archive/august-2017/attitudes-and-beliefs-about-mental-illness-among-relatives-of-patients-with-schizophrenia.html

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