This study examines the impact of two versions of anti-stigma programs—education and
contact—presented on videotape. A total of 244 people were randomly assigned to …

Objective Public stigma and discrimination have pernicious effects on the lives of people
with serious mental illnesses. Given a plethora of research on changing the stigma of mental …

This study examined the effects of three versions of school-based stigma reduction
programs against mental illness–education, education followed by video-based contact …

This study expands on earlier research by our group that has shown that contact with people
with mental illness has significant effects on changing stigmatizing attitudes. Two factors that …

Mental illness stigma is quite prevalent with dire consequences. A number of interventions to
decrease stigma have been formulated, but have variable effectiveness and limited …

Objectives: A previous analysis showed the positive impact of education and contact with
persons with lived experience on public stigma toward mental illness, with contact yielding …

Public stigma robs people with mental illnesses from rightful opportunities related to work
and other important life goals. Advocates have developed anti-stigma programs meant to …

Objective: A major public health priority has been to eliminate stigma's egregious effects on
life opportunities for people with mental illnesses. Research shows contact-based antistigma …

Objective This research aims to compare the effectiveness of two methods of teaching
psychopathology in reducing stigma toward mental illness. Based on previous stigma …

Advocacy, government, and public-service groups rely on a variety of strategies to diminish
the impact of stigma on persons with severe mental illness. These strategies include protest …