BackgroundAlthough the benefits of public knowledge of physical diseases are widely
accepted, knowledge about mental disorders (mental health literacy) has been …

The effectiveness of efforts designed to address mental illness stigma will rest on our ability
to understand stigma processes, the factors that produce and sustain such processes, and …

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 …

Introduction Mental health problems are serious issues in Indonesia. The prevalence of
severe mental disorder in Indonesian population is 1.7‰. In community, people with mental …

The course and outcomes of mental illness are hampered by stigma and discrimination.
Research on controllability attributions has mapped the relationships between signaling …

Objective: To provide a review of population‐based attitude research in psychiatry during
the past 15 years. Method: An electronic search using PubMed, Medline, and Academic …

Objective: Stigma has been conceptualized as comprised of 3 constructs: knowledge
(ignorance), attitudes (prejudice), and behaviour (discrimination). We are not aware of a …

Stigma is defined as a sign of disgrace or discredit, which sets a person apart from others.
The stigma of mental illness, although more often related to context than to a person's …

Two stigmatizing attitudes related to dangerousness and personal responsibility may
undermine the opportunities of persons with serious mental illness. This study set out to …

Objectives: This study examined the effects of familiarity with and social distance from
persons who have serious mental illness on stigmatizing attitudes about mental illness …