Public attitudes towards psychiatry and psychiatric treatment at the beginning of the 21st century: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of population surveys

MC Angermeyer, S Van Der Auwera, MG Carta… - World …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Public attitudes towards psychiatry are crucial determinants of help‐seeking for mental
illness. It has been argued that psychiatry as a discipline enjoys low esteem among the …

Gender differences in public beliefs and attitudes about mental disorder in western countries: a systematic review of population studies

A Holzinger, F Floris, G Schomerus… - Epidemiology and …, 2012 - cambridge.org
Aims. While quite a number of theories and hypotheses about gender differences in public
beliefs and attitudes about mental illness have been proposed, the empirical evidence …

Dominant cultural and personal stigma beliefs and the utilization of mental health services: A cross-national comparison

P Bracke, K Delaruelle, M Verhaeghe - Frontiers in Sociology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Purpose: The detrimental impact of stigma on the utilization of mental health services is a
well-established finding. Nevertheless, most studies consider only the personal or …

What do the general population know, believe and feel about individuals with autism and schizophrenia: Results from a comparative survey in Denmark

CM Jensen, CS Martens, ND Nikolajsen… - …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Few studies investigate what members of the general population know about individuals
with autism. Only one study has previously investigated how beliefs about autism differ from …

Medical students' beliefs and attitudes towards schizophrenia before and after undergraduate psychiatric training in Greece

M Economou, LE Peppou, E Louki… - Psychiatry and clinical …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Aims: The aim of the present study was to explore medical students' beliefs and attitudes
towards people with schizophrenia (PwS) prior to receiving any training in psychiatry and to …

Mental health professionals' attitudes to severe mental illness and its correlates in psychiatric hospitals of Attica: The role of workers' empathy

M Economou, LE Peppou, K Kontoangelos… - … Mental Health Journal, 2020 - Springer
To describe mental health workers' attitudes to severe mental illness and to explore its socio-
demographic and professional correlates, including the influence of empathy. A total of 127 …

Familiarity with and social distance from people with mental illness: Testing the mediating effects of prejudiced attitudes

F Anagnostopoulos, A Hantzi - Journal of Community & Applied …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this study was to examine prejudiced attitudes as a factor associated with
social distance from people with mental illness. A total of 289 university students from …

Change in self-stigma among persons with schizophrenia enrolled in rehabilitation: associations with self-esteem and positive and emotional discomfort symptoms.

PH Lysaker, D Roe, J Ringer, EM Gilmore… - Psychological …, 2012 - psycnet.apa.org
Self-stigma is a barrier to the recovery of persons with schizophrenia. Little is known about
whether participation in rehabilitation is naturalistically linked to declines in self-stigma, and …

Systematic review of the prevalence of mental illness stigma within the Greek culture

V Tzouvara, C Papadopoulos… - International Journal of …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: A number of primary studies have now assessed mental illness stigma within
the Greek culture. A synthesis and appraisal of all available evidence is now required and …

Fighting psychiatric stigma in the classroom: The impact of an educational intervention on secondary school students' attitudes to schizophrenia

M Economou, E Louki, LE Peppou… - … Journal of Social …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Adolescents constitute an appealing target group for fighting stigma and
discrimination surrounding mental illness, since it is during this developmental period that …