Reducing the Stigma of Mental Illness: A Report from a Global Association
- ISBN-10
- 0521549434
- ISBN-13
- 9780521549431
- Category
- Medical
- Pages
- 272
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005-05-26
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Authors
- Norman Sartorius, Hugh Schulze
Description
Details the results of the Open Doors Programme, set up to fight the stigma/discrimination attached to schizophrenia.
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