General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 27, Issue 5 , Pages 359-364 , September 2005

Stigma toward the mentally ill in the general hospital: a qualitative study

  • Jackie Liggins, M.B.Ch.B., F.R.A.N.Z.C.P.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Liaison Psychiatry, Middlemore Hospital, Private Bag 93311, Auckland 1, New Zealand
    • ,
  • Simon Hatcher, B.Sc., M.B.B.S., M.Med.Sci., M.R.C.Psych., F.R.A.N.Z.C.P., M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1, New Zealand
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +64 9 373 7599x86750.

Received 15 March 2005 ,Accepted 17 May 2005.

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PII: S0163-8343(05)00070-8

doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2005.05.006

General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 27, Issue 5 , Pages 359-364 , September 2005

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