Public Stigma against People with Mental Illness in the Gilgel Gibe Field Research Center

Public understanding about mental illnesses and attitudes towards people with mental illness (PWMI) play a paramount role in the prevention and treatment of mental illness and the rehabilitation of PWMI. The aim of this study was to measure public stigma against PWMI and the factors associated with...

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Published in:PloS one 2013-12, Vol.8 (12), p.e82116
Main Authors: Girma, Eshetu, Tesfaye, Markos, Froeschl, Guenter, Möller-Leimkühler, Anne Maria, Müller, Norbert, Dehning, Sandra
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