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Cultural Stigmas on Mental Health by Quezon D. Lerog Jr. is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document discusses two cultural groups in the Philippines - the Visayans and Ilocanos. It compares concepts of prejudice, discrimination, stereotyping and their relationship to stigmatization. It then describes beliefs about mental health and illness held by these two groups. Finally, it stresses the important role of nurses in developing awareness of special problems faced by patients with mental disorders.
- Author
- Quezon D. Lerog Jr.
- Language
- EN