July 4, 2014Open Access

Psychiatric stigma and discrimination in South Africa: perspectives from key stakeholders

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Abstract

Media campaigns and interventions to reduce stigma should be designed to address specific stigmatizing behaviours among specific segments of the population. Counselling of families, caregivers and service users should include how to deal with experienced and internalized stigma.

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Egbe et al. (Fri,) studied this question.

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