Novel Insights into Autism Knowledge and Stigmatizing Attitudes Toward Mental Illness in Dutch Youth and Family Center Physicians.

Professionals' limited knowledge on mental health and their stigmatizing attitudes toward mental illness can delay the diagnosis of autism. We evaluated the knowledge on Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and stigmatizing attitudes in 93 physicians at Dutch Youth and Family Centers (YFC). These physicia...

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Published in:	Community Mental Health Journal Vol. 56; no. 7; pp. 1318 - 1331
Main Authors:	van 't Hof, Maarten, van Berckelaer-Onnes, Ina, Deen, Mathijs, Neukerk, Monique C., Bannink, Rienke, Daniels, Amy M., Hoek, Hans W., Ester, Wietske A.
Format:	Article
Published:	Springer Nature Oct2020
Subjects:	Netherlands Diagnosis of autism Medical screening Professions Social stigma Attitudes toward mental illness Scale analysis (Psychology) Physicians' attitudes Descriptive statistics
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