Mental health consumer and caregiver perceptions of stigma in Australian community pharmacies.

Autor: Knox, Kathy, Fejzic, Jasmina, Mey, Amary, Fowler, Jane L, Kelly, Fiona, McConnell, Denise, Hattingh, Laetitia, Wheeler, Amanda J
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Zdroj: International Journal of Social Psychiatry; Sep2014, Vol. 60 Issue 6, p533-543, 11p
Abstrakt: The article explores the perceptions and experiences of stigma within the Australian community pharmacy setting via the lens of persons with mental illness and their caregivers. Topics discussed include the use of a social-cognitive model to understand how consumers' and caregivers' experiences in community pharmacy suggests the perception of self and public stigma and findings on how stigma can adversely affect consumer's choice of pharmacy, adherence and their health management.
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