Mortality in schizophrenia-spectrum disorders: recent advances in understanding and management

V Peritogiannis, A Ninou, M Samakouri - Healthcare, 2022 - mdpi.com
Schizophrenia is a life-shortening disease and life expectancy in patients may be 15–20
years shorter than in the general population, with increasing longevity gap over time …

The use of virtual reality to reduce mental health stigma among healthcare and non-healthcare students: a systematic review

R Szekely, O Mason, D Frohlich… - Behaviour & Information …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Healthcare professionals, including students, may express stigmatising attitudes towards
mental illness. Virtual reality is thought to provide a novel insight into the experiences of …

Mental health literacy and stigma in a municipality in the North of Portugal: a cross-sectional study

R Simões de Almeida, MJ Trigueiro, P Portugal… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Portugal has Europe's second-highest prevalence of psychiatric illnesses, and this is the
reason why mental health literacy (MHL) and stigma should be addressed. This study aimed …

The effects of a video-based randomized controlled trial intervention on depression stigma and help-seeking attitudes in university students

V Conceição, I Rothes, R Gusmão - Psychiatry research, 2022 - Elsevier
University students are a risk group for developing mental illness, but they do not receive the
care they need because of hampered help-seeking induced by stigma. This study evaluates …

The impact of renaming schizophrenia on destigmatization: The Asian experience

KK Goh, CY Lu, YH Chiu, ML Lu - Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 2024 - Elsevier
The term “schizophrenia” can indeed carry stigmatizing connotations. Proposals to rename
schizophrenia have emerged as a potential strategy to alleviate this stigma, but the impact of …

Stigmatizing attitudes towards depression among university students in Syria

S Swed, S Sohib, NAI Fathy Hassan, MB Almoshantaf… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Depression is a prominent cause of mental disability globally, having a severe
impact on mental and physical health. Depression rehabilitation and treatment, whether …

Mental illness stigma among perinatal women in low-and middle-income countries: early career psychiatrists' perspective

A Pokharel, S Philip, M Khound, S El Hayek… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Discussion We found that there is a dearth of research pertaining to the epidemiology,
impact, and interventions of mental illness stigma among perinatal women in LMICs. The …

Physicians' and medical students' beliefs and attitudes toward psychotic disorders: A systematic review

A Le Glaz, C Lemey, S Berrouiguet, M Walter… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective The aim of this study was to analyze physicians' and medical students'(MS) beliefs
and attitudes toward people with psychotic disorders. Methods This systematic review …

Mental illness through the perspective of undergraduate medical students in Greece: a cross-sectional study at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

GN Porfyri, M Athanasiadou, V Siokas… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Numerous studies reveal that mental health-related stigma, stereotypes, and
prejudices negatively affect the patients, jeopardizing their health, prognosis, and social …

Prevalence of stigma towards mental illness among Portuguese healthcare professionals: a descriptive and comparative study

IN Torres, HP Pereira, MBP Moreira, S Marina… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background Stigmatising attitudes among healthcare professionals can hinder access to
healthcare, making it important to address this issue. This study aimed to investigate the …