This paper reviews studies on familiarity of mental illness to determine the relationships that
familiarity has with public stigma. We propose a U-shaped relationship between familiarity …

Mental health stigma occurs when people have negative thoughts and beliefs of those with
mental health illnesses or mental health treatment. Mental health stigma is related to an …

Stigma is a complex phenomenon described by the intersection of structures and types. In
this chapter, we describe components of these structures, which largely derive from social …

Background: In their 2016 report, the National Academy of Sciences identified that the
existing literature on the stigma of substance use disorder (SUD) is sparse compared to the …

Significant numbers of children have diagnosable mental health problems, but only a small
proportion of them receive appropriate services. Stigma has been associated with help …

Differences in health service use between ethnic groups have been well documented, but
little research has been conducted on inequalities in access to mental health services …

Résumé Objectifs Alors que la stigmatisation de la schizophrénie relève d'un véritable enjeu
de santé publique, peu de recherches ont traité de cette question dans le contexte français …

The stigma connected to some health conditions can interfere with care and impact an
individual's overall health. In this entry we discuss types of stigma (eg, public, internalized …

Background Medical and nursing students' attitudes toward mental disorders have a large
impact on their working intentions in mental health settings and patients' health outcomes …

Background In October 2017, the UK Prime Minister announced a review of the Mental
Health Act in England. In the announcement, the fact that people from Black and minority …