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 …

The stigma and social rejection faced by people with a mental disorder constitute a major
barrier to their well-being and recovery. Medicalization has been welcomed as a strategy to …

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

Millions of people and their families are affected by mental illness; it causes untold pain and
severely impairs their ability to function in the world. In recent years, we have begun to …

Is depression simply the result of chemical imbalances, or Schizophrenia a wholly biological
disorder? What role do the broader circumstances of an individual's social, cultural and …

A resurgence of research and policy efforts on stigma both facilitates and forces a
reconsideration of the levels and types of factors that shape reactions to persons with …

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 …

How do counselors reach out to individuals who are reluctant to seek counseling services?
To answer this question, the authors examined the research on the psychological help …

Mental disorders are increasingly conceptualized as biomedical diseases, explained as
manifestations of genetic and neurobiological abnormalities. Here, we discuss changes in …

Stigma is recognized as a potential barrier to seeking help for a mental health disorder. The
present study assessed college students' perceived benefits and barriers to obtaining …