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How cultural taboos and unconscious bias affect mental healthcare
Supporting nursing students influenced by cultural misperceptions about mental ill health to challenge these stereotypes, plus how others can overcome implicit bias
Emmanuel Obimah
Posted 08 November 2023 - 14:47
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