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A Lesson in Mental Health Stigma

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  1. School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Penrith, Australia

    Jane Graves & Jenny McDonald

  2. University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    Christina Abdel Shaheed

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Ethics approval was granted by Western Sydney University Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC Approval No. H9989). Participation was voluntary and consent was obtained from all participants prior to the study.

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Graves, J., Shaheed, C.A. & McDonald, J. A Lesson in Mental Health Stigma. Acad Psychiatry 43, 250–251 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-018-1002-7

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