Objectives The authors compared attitudes of the US general public and of mental health
professionals about the competence and perceived dangerousness of people with mental …

Objective: This study compared the attitudes of mental health and primary care providers
toward persons with schizophrenia at 5 Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities. Method: This study …

Aims: Studies investigating mental health professionals' attitudes towards people with
mental illness are scarce and there is a lack of comparative studies including both patients' …

Persons experiencing serious mental illness (SMI) report feeling marginalized by health
care providers, receive health care services at alarmingly lower rates, receive poorer quality …

A large body of research has documented public attitudes toward people with mental illness.
The current attitudes of the people who provide services to those with psychiatric disorders …

Several studies reveal poor knowledge about mental illness in the general population and
stigmatizing attitudes toward people with mental illness. However, it is unknown whether …

Because mental health professionals are not immune to negative attitudes toward adults
with mental illness, researchers have questioned where these attitudes might originate, as …

The purpose of this study was to test a brief instrument to monitor the US public's attitudes
about mental illness. A SAMHSA and CDC-led panel reached consensus through an …

Background Stigma among healthcare providers is a barrier to the effective delivery of
mental health services in primary care. Few studies have been conducted in primary care …

Introduction Stereotypes and prejudices against patients with mental illness are widespread
in many societies. The aim of the present study is to investigate such attitudes among the …