Background: Although recent advances in psychiatry have increased our understanding of
psychiatric disorders, many people with chronic or severe psychiatric disorders may be …

BackgroundThe improvement of community tolerance of people with mental illness is
important for their integration. Little is known about the knowledge of and attitude to mental …

Objective: The aim of this study was to explore health care providers' attitudes towards
people with mental illness within two districts in Zambia. It sought to document types of …

The aim of this study was to assess the awareness of, attitudes toward, and stigma
associated with psychiatric disorders among South Africans. A convenience sample of 1081 …

Background This study was designed to examine the knowledge, attitude and beliefs about
causes, manifestations and treatment of mental illness among adults in a rural community in …

Background: There is often a lack of agreement on how to understand mental illness in low-
income countries and support those experiencing it. This article explores the debate on …

Attitudes towards mental disorders have been studied in rural areas of Sudan and Northern
India and an urban area of the Philippines using standardized interviews with key …

Background Stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness are strongly linked to
suffering, disability and poverty. In order to protect the rights of those with mental disorders …

Abstract Background: Many Nigerians have misconceptions and misbeliefs about mental
illness, hence stigmatize people with mental illness. This scoping review on the knowledge …

Purpose Stigma is a frequent accompaniment of mental illness leading to a number of
detrimental consequences. Most research into the stigma connected to mental illness was …