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2011

Contact and stigma toward mental

illness:
Measuring the effectiveness of two video
interventions
Ashley Hill Hackler
Iowa State University

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PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS

PEOPLE WITH MENTAL DISORDER: THE CASE OF
KUMASI METROPOLIS
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REGINALD ASAMOAH OTOO
A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED
IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF
BACHELOR OF ARTS (BA HONS) DEGREE IN GEOGRAPHY AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
THE DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
COLLEGE OF ART AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, KUMASI

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Hofstra University
Dissertation Committee
Mark Serper, Ph.D., Sponsor
Robert W. Motta, Ph.D., Orals Chair
Michael Parrella, Ph.D.
Paul Meller, Ph.D.
Joseph I. Friedman, M.D., Reader
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of
Psychology
Hofstra University
Hempstead, N.Y. 11549
November 9th 2005
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Kings College London
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