Given the apparent failure of the “mental illness is an illness like any other” approach to
reducing negative stereotypes of people with mental health problems, the differential effects …

Research indicates that the'mental illness is an illness like any other'approach to
destigmatisation has failed to improve attitudes. This study replicated, with 469 New …

Programmes to destigmatise'mental illness' have traditionally been based on the'mental
illness is an illness like any other'metaphor and have been largely unsuccessful. By …

Background: There is a tension between psychological and biological accounts of the cause
of “mental illness”; this tension is evident in theoretical work, in research and professionals' …

Objective: This study examined hypotheses that stigmatizing attitudes are increased by use
of psychiatric labels, by conceptualization of symptoms as a medical illness and by belief in …

Although the public understands that many factors influence who ends up crazy, terrified or
miserable, studies consistently find that they place much more emphasis on adverse life …

Objective: Many antistigma programmes use the 'mental illness is an illness like any
other'approach. This review evaluates the effectiveness of this approach in relation to …

Theoretical models of public stigma toward mental illness have focused on factors that
perpetuate stigma toward the general label of “mental illness” or toward a handful of specific …

Whereas some research suggests that acknowledgment of the role of biogenetic factors in
mental illness could reduce mental illness stigma by diminishing perceived responsibility …

BackgroundBiological or genetic models of mental illness are commonly expected to
increase tolerance towards people with mental illness, by reducing notions of responsibility …