Individual-level socioeconomic status and contact or familiarity with people with mental illness: a cross-sectional study in Wuhou District, Chengdu, Southwest China

Individual-level socioeconomic status and contact or familiarity with people with mental illness: a cross-sectional study in Wuhou District, Chengdu, Southwest China

Abstract Background People with mental illness (PWMI) often suffer from public stigma, which can make them unwilling to seek help and reduce access to early treatment. The aims of this study were to determine attitudes towards PWMI among the general public in a Chinese sample and to explore the rela...

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Main Authors: Mengmeng Wang, Ya Wang, Jiajun Xu, Na Meng, Xiaolin Li, Zheng Liu, Junqiang Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:BMC Family Practice
Subjects:
Attitudes
Mental illness
Public
Social distance
Stigma
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-021-01422-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-021-01422-y

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