An increasing number of scholarly works have attempted to understand the reasons for poor
rates of help-seeking for symptoms of mental health disorders all around the world. One …

Background Globally, 20% of young people experience mental disorders. In India, only 7.3%
of its 365 million youth report such problems. Although public stigma associated with mental …

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

This report reviews the evidence for the types of human rights violations experienced by
people with mental and psychosocial disabilities in low-income and middle-income …

Abstract Dar-Nimrod and Heine (2011) presented a masterfully broad review of the
implications of genetic essentialism for understandings of human diversity. This commentary …

Globally, mental disorders affect 25% of the society. This discursive paper aims to illustrate
the mental health literacy levels in the public. Mental health literacy (MHL) is the …

Little remains known about the degree to which autistic university students are stigmatized
relative to students with other diagnoses. We conducted an online survey with students in …

Mental disorders are common in young people, yet many do not seek help. The use of
psychiatric labels to describe mental disorders is associated with effective help-seeking …

Background It has been reported that the majority of individuals with mental illnesses (MIs)
do not seek help. Few studies have focused on correlates of a positive attitude toward …

Mental-illness-related stigma not only exists in the public but also in healthcare systems.
Healthcare providers (HCPs) who have stigmatizing attitudes or behaviors might be thought …