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Internalized stigma, anticipated discrimination and perceived public stigma in adults with ADHD

ADHD Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders, 2018
The objective of this study is to assess internalized stigma, perceived public stigma, anticipated discrimination and their associations with demographic, psychiatric and psychosocial characteristics in adult ADHD. Stigmatization was assessed with the Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness Scale, the Questionnaire on Anticipated Discrimination and the ...
Theresa Vera Masuch, Myriam Bea, Barbara Alm, Peter Deibler, Esther Sobanski   +4 more
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STIGMA AND THE PUBLIC SELF

Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 1991
In addition to suggesting several ways in which Goffman's work on stigma has been adapted to current problems in the sociology of difference, this article suggests some particular intersections of the sociology of stigma with the sociology of public places.
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Public housing and the politics of stigma

Australian Journal of Social Issues, 2013
This paper considers the problem of stigmatisation towards tenants residing in public housing. It draws on the findings of a research panel investigation set up to explore the opportunities available for activists and campaigners to address stigma and engender a more positive understanding of public housing and its contribution to ameliorating economic
Keith Jacobs, Kathleen Flanagan
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Public attitudes and the challenge of stigma

2020
Abstract People with mental illness frequently face challenges related to knowledge, attitudes, and behaviour. These challenges are more commonly known as stigma and discrimination, and appear universally with local and regional variations in their content and manifestations. They display in low levels of mental health literacy among the
Nicole Votruba, Mirja Koschorke, Graham Thornicroft   +2 more
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Public stigma on substance users in China

Journal of Substance Use, 2021
Background: Public stigma is a form of devaluation by other people’s negative reactions to a specific behavior or mental health condition.
Monit Cheung, Patrick Leung, Wanzhen Chen, Robin E. Gearing, Kathryne B. Brewer, Xin Chen, Xiao Li, Xuesong He   +7 more
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Stigma and public health policy for schizophrenia

Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 2003
Few families seem to be preparing adequately for the future with respect to financial planning or caregiving responsibilities. The consequences of schizophrenia on siblings and sibling relationships can be significant. Exploring how the chaos and confusion that typically accompanies the onset of the illness may have adversely affected family members ...
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Public attitudes and the challenge of stigma

2012
AbstractIf we deliberately shift focus from stigma to discrimination, there are a number of distinct advantages. First attention moves from attitudes to actual behaviour, not if an employer would hire a person with mental illness, but if he or she does.
Graham Thornicroft, Elaine Brohan, Aliya Kassam   +2 more
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Public Stigma: The Community's Tolerance of Alzheimer Disease

The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2010
To investigate public stigma relating to Alzheimer disease (AD) and variables correlated with this outcome.Cross-sectional study.City of São Paulo, Brazil.A representative sample of 500 individuals aged 18-65 years, living within the community.Subjects were interviewed to assess three dimensions of stigma (stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination ...
Sergio Luís, Blay, Erica, Toledo Pisa Peluso   +1 more
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Stigma in the Area of Intellectual Disabilities: Examining a Conceptual Model of Public Stigma

American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2015
Abstract Studies in the area of intellectual disability (ID) stigma are few and atheoretical. This study examined the adequacy of the conceptual framework of stigma from the mental illness field regarding ID. Telephone interviews were conducted with a nationally representative sample of 304 adults in Israel.
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An Exploration on the Public Stigma of Sexual Addiction

Sexual Addiction & Compulsivity, 2020
This study explored the stigma toward individuals with sexual addiction and how it compared to gambling addiction, alcohol addiction, and depression in both males and females.
Brittany L. Lindsay, Emily Bernier, Andrew C. H. Szeto   +2 more
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