Stigma of depression is more severe in Chinese Americans than Caucasian Americans.
Stigma of mental illness is a major obstacle to its diagnosis and treatment and may be worse among Asians than Caucasians. This study compared the stigma of depression in 50 Chinese Americans (CA) and 50 Caucasian Americans (WA). Subjects were asked to read 5 case vignettes in the following order: d...
| Publicado en: | Psychiatry: Interpersonal & Biological Processes Vol. 71; no. 3; pp. 210 - 219 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Fall2008
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