TREATMENT-SEEKING THRESHOLD AND ACCESSIBILITY OF PSYCHIATRIC OUTPATIENT SERVICES IN SWITZERLAND: THE RELATIONSHIP WITH STIGMA AND SELF-ESTEEM

Treatment-seeking threshold and accessibility of psychiatric outpatient services in Switzerland: the relationship with stigma and self-esteem

Perceived stigmatization and low self-esteem are linked to poorer mental health outcomes, but their impact on treatment-seeking thresholds and the importance of outpatient service location remain unclear.The study included 525 outpatients of the University Psychiatric Clinic (UPK) Basel, Switzerland, of whom 346 were treated at inner city services

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Advances and Challenges in Understanding Cerebral Toxoplasmosis

Toxoplasma gondii is a widespread parasitic pathogen that infects over one third of the Convertible global human population.The parasite invades and chronically persists in the central nervous system (CNS) of the infected host.Parasite spread and persistence is intimately linked to an ensuing immune response, which does not only limit parasite-indu

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