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Reducing stigma and discrimination against older people with mental disorders: a technical consensus statement

✍ Scribed by Nori Graham; James Lindesay; Cornelius Katona; José Manoel Bertolote; Vincent Camus; John R. M. Copeland; Carlos A. de Mendonça Lima; Michel Gaillard; Marie Christine Gély Nargeot; John Gray; Lars Jacobsson; Mireille Kingma; Nicolas Kühne; Anne O'Loughlin; Wolfgang Rutz; Benedetto Saraceno; Zebulon Taintor; Johannes Wancata

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2003
Tongue
English
Weight
82 KB
Volume
18
Category
Article
ISSN
0885-6230

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

This technical consensus statement is jointly produced by the Old Age Psychiatry section of the World Psychiatric Association and the World Health Organization, with the collaboration of several NGOs and the participation of experts from different Regions.

It is intended to be a tool for (i) promoting debate at all levels on the stigmatisation of older people with mental disorders; (ii) outlining the nature, causes and consequences of this stigmatisation; and (iii) promoting and suggesting policies, programmes and actions to combat this stigmatisation. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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