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. 2023 Aug 3:14:1229920.
doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1229920. eCollection 2023.

A sociocultural perspective of mental health stigma in Malta

Josianne Scerri  1   2 , Alexei Sammut  1 , Janice Agius  1
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A sociocultural perspective of mental health stigma in Malta

Josianne Scerri et al. Front Psychiatry. .
No abstract available

Keywords: mental health in Malta; mental health stigma; service evolution; sociocultural perspective; stigma attitudes; stigma reduction.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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