Public Knowledge and Assessment of Child Mental Health Problems: Findings from the National Stigma Study-Children
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| Title: | Public Knowledge and Assessment of Child Mental Health Problems: Findings from the National Stigma Study-Children |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Pescosolido, Bernice A., Jensen, Peter S., Martin, Jack K. |
| Source: | Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Mar 2008 47(3):339-339. |
| Availability: | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. P.O. Box 1600, Hagerstown, MD 21741. Tel: 800-638-3030; Tel: 301-223-2300; Fax: 301-223-2400; Web site: http://www.lww.com/product/?0890-8567 |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
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| Page Count: | 11 |
| Publication Date: | 2008 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Mental Disorders, Mental Health, Children, Misconceptions, Beliefs, Knowledge Level, Medical Evaluation |
| ISSN: | 0890-8567 |
| Abstract: | The study examines the general public's perceptions of, and response to, mental disorders in children by using the National Stigma Study-Children. Results concluded that lack of knowledge, skepticism, and misinformed beliefs are the reasons for low utilization rates for children's mental health problems. |
| Abstractor: | Author |
| Entry Date: | 2008 |
| Access URL: | https://www.lww.com/product/?0890-8567 |
| Accession Number: | EJ790319 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The study examines the general public's perceptions of, and response to, mental disorders in children by using the National Stigma Study-Children. Results concluded that lack of knowledge, skepticism, and misinformed beliefs are the reasons for low utilization rates for children's mental health problems. |
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| ISSN: | 0890-8567 |
