Public stigma is a pervasive barrier that prevents many individuals in the US from engaging
in mental health care. This systematic literature review aims to:(1) evaluate methods used to …

Persons with mental illness frequently encounter public stigma and may suffer from self-
stigma. This review aims to clarify the concept of mental illness stigma and discuss …

Many people who would benefit from mental health services opt not to pursue them or fail to
fully participate once they have begun. One of the reasons for this disconnect is stigma; …

Fear of emotions is hypothesized to be a primary reason for individuals' negative attitudes
toward seeking psychological treatment. This study examined the effects of emotional …

Despite productive research on stigma and its impact on people's lives in the past 20 years,
stigmatization of people with pedophilia has received little attention. We conducted two …

OBJECTIVE: The authors' goal was to examine the extent to which perceived stigma affected
treatment discontinuation in young and older adults with major depression. METHOD: A two …

Stigma and organizational barriers have been identified as factors for why a small proportion
of soldiers with psychological problems seek professional help. In this article, we examine …

This chapter begins with a simple question: What is mental illness? After a brief review of the
phenomenology and epidemiology, the authors address a question relevant to stigma: Do …

How do counselors reach out to individuals who are reluctant to seek counseling services?
To answer this question, the authors examined the research on the psychological help …

Objective: This study examined the extent to which stigma-related con-cerns about mental
health care account for the underuse of mental health services among low-income …