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Determinants that shape public attitudes towards the mentally ill: a Dutch public study.
Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology - 1 Apr 2006
van 't Veer Job T B, Kraan Herro F, Drosseart Stans H C, Modde Jacqueline M
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BACKGROUND: The stigmatisation of the mentally ill is considered a well-established fact. To improve negative attitudes among the general public, we need to identify the factors that cause them. Drawing from previous studies, we combined a variety of variables to examine a comprehensive explanative model. OBJECTIVES: We examined a sample of the Dutch public on their willingness to interact with mental patients....
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