This Review considers the evidence for mental-health-related stigma in health-care and
mental-health-care settings. Do mental-health-care and other health-care professionals …

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 …

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 …

This paper discusses factors associated with low rates of help-seeking and poorer quality of
physical healthcare among people with mental illnesses. Evidence is reviewed on the …

This paper proposes that stigma in relation to people with mental illness can be understood
as a combination of problems of knowledge (ignorance), attitudes (prejudice) and behaviour …

Research about stigmatization in eating disorders (EDs) has highlighted stereotypes,
prejudices, and discrimination against people with EDs, as well as their harmful effects on …

BACKGROUND: Mental health problems are of serious concern across Europe. A major
barrier to the realisation of good mental health and well-being is stigma and discrimination …

To understand the low utilization rates of child and adolescent mental health services, it is
necessary to recognize the kinds of professional and institutional stigma that may produce …

Introduction Stereotypes and prejudices against patients with mental illness are widespread
in many societies. The aim of the present study is to investigate such attitudes among the …