Neuroscientific explanations and the stigma of mental disorder: a meta-analytic study
Neuroscientific explanations and the stigma of mental disorder: a meta-analytic study
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Cham: Springer International Publishing
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Genetic and other biological explanations appear to have mixed blessings for the stigma of mental disorder. Meta-analytic evidence shows that these “biogenetic” explanations reduce the blame attached to sufferers, but they also increase aversion, perceptions of dangerousness, and pessimism about recovery. These relationships may arise because bioge...
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Neuroscientific explanations and the stigma of mental disorder: a meta-analytic study
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_0985b3c9af9c4c8280763575527f2f2c
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_0985b3c9af9c4c8280763575527f2f2c
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2365-7464
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2365-7464
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10.1186/s41235-018-0136-1
