Attitudes of the public to mental health: A church congregation

Attitudes towards those with mental illness vary amongst different groups in society. These attitudes affect the daily experience of mental health service users. It has been suggested that those from a theologically conservative Christian group might generally have more negative attitudes towards th...

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Main Author: Gray, Alison J. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2001
In: Mental health, religion & culture
Year: 2001, Volume: 4, Issue: 1, Pages: 71-79
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