Stigma towards people with a diagnosis of severe mental disorder in primary healthcare centers: perspectives of service users and health teams in Chile

Abstract Background Stigma towards people diagnosed with a severe mental disorder (SMD) is one of the main obstacles for these service users to receive timely and relevant healthcare. This study was undertaken to understand how stigmatizing attitudes are demonstrated towards people with SMD in prima...

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Main Authors: Pamela Vaccari, Raúl Ramírez-Vielma, Sandra Saldivia, Félix Cova, Alexis Vielma-Aguilera, Víctor Victoriano, Natalia Ulloa-Vidal, Pamela Grandón
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:International Journal of Mental Health Systems
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13033-020-0340-5