Mental disorders can have a significant, negative impact on sufferers' lives, as well as on
their friends and family, healthcare systems and other parts of society. Approximately 25% of …

Introduction Blended therapies (BT) combine face-to-face (f2f) sessions with internet-and
mobile-based interventions (IMIs). However, the use of blended interventions in routine care …

Stigma associated with mental illness has been shown to have devastating effects on the
lives of people with psychiatric disorders, their families, and those who care for them. In the …

Although there are effective treatments for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), many
PTSD sufferers wait years to decades before seeking professional help, if they seek it at all …

Objective: There is limited empirical evidence on the extent to which perceived public stigma
prevents individuals from using mental health services, despite substantial recent policy …

Stigma can greatly exacerbate the experience of mental illness. Diagnostic classification
frequently used by clinical social workers may intensify this stigma by enhancing the public's …

The large number of rural older adults suffering from untreated psychiatric illnesses
suggests that stigma may be a significant barrier to the utilization of mental health services in …

Similar to other identities, disability identity can be complex and exist at varying levels of
integration with other identities, including an occupational identity. Yet existing empirical …

Objective: Stigma is a significant impediment to the successful treat-ment of individuals with
mental illness, especially among racial minority groups. Although limited, the literature …

Methods Research participants were drawn from the at-large student body of a local
community college. Seventy-nine individuals were informed of the study and asked to …