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Stigma in Psychiatric Nursing
Author(s) -
Halter Margaret Jordan
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6163.2002.tb00652.x
Subject(s) - stigma (botany) , nursing , psychiatry , psychology , social stigma , medicine , family medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)
TOPIC. Stigmatizing attitudes in psychiatric nursing. PURPOSE. To develop a greater awareness of the existence of stigma associated with psychiatric nursing. SOURCES. Published literature. CONCLUSIONS. Professional self‐understanding and knowledge are methods by which psychiatric nursing can elevate its professional image and value.