This review evaluates the evidence on what interventions are effective in reducing public
stigma towards people with severe mental illness, defined as schizophrenia, psychosis or …

Since the beginning of the twenty-first century, research on stigma has continued. Building
on conceptual and empirical work, the recent period clarifies new types of stigmas …

Stigma is not a self-evident phenomenon but like all concepts has a history. The conceptual
understanding of stigma which underpins most sociological research has its roots in the …

Stigma is a corrosive social force by which individuals and communities throughout history
have been systematically dehumanised, scapegoated and oppressed. From the literal …

This article summarizes the results of a recently published project to develop a conceptual
system incorporating social, psychological, and biological factors as an alternative to …

Abstract Background Stigma across HIV/AIDS, mental illness, and physical disability can be
co-occurring and may interact with other forms of stigma related to social identities like race …

The biomedical model posits that mental disorders are brain diseases and emphasizes
pharmacological treatment to target presumed biological abnormalities. A biologically …

Schomerus G, Schwahn C, Holzinger A, Corrigan PW, Grabe HJ, Carta MG, Angermeyer
MC. Evolution of public attitudes about mental illness: a systematic review and meta …

In 1981, Toronto activist Mel Starkman wrote:"" An important new movement is sweeping
through the western world.... The'mad,'the oppressed, the ex-inmates of society's asylums …

Reducing stigma is crucial for facilitating recovery from psychological problems. Viewing
these problems biomedically may reduce the tendency to blame affected persons, but critics …