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Causal beliefs of the public and social acceptance of persons with mental illness: a comparative analysis of schizophrenia, depression and alcohol dependence.

Psychological medicine - 1 Jan 2014

Schomerus G, Matschinger H, Angermeyer M C

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BACKGROUND: There is an ongoing debate whether biological illness explanations improve tolerance towards persons with mental illness or not. Several theoretical models have been proposed to predict the relationship between causal beliefs and social acceptance. This study uses path models to compare different theoretical predictions regarding attitudes towards persons with schizophrenia, depression and alcohol...

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PMID: 23574735
DOI: 10.1017/S003329171300072X

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