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The Effects of Internet-Based Storytelling Programs (Amazing Adventure Against Stigma) in Reducing Mental Illness Stigma With Mediation by Interactivity and Stigma Content: Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2022
BackgroundMental illness stigma has been a global concern, owing to its adverse effects on the recovery of people with mental illness, and may delay help-seeking for mental health because of the concern of being stigmatized.
Tiffany H C Fong, Winnie W S Mak
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Assessment of Public Stigma, Mental Health Literacy, and Help‐Seeking Intentions Based on Different Dimensions of Obsessive–Compulsive Content: A Study of the Spanish Mental Health‐Naïve Population

Brain and Behavior
Background Obsessive–compulsive (OC) disorder is a debilitating disorder with a high delay in help‐seeking that could be associated with two barriers that may differ between OC content dimensions: public stigma and mental health literacy.
Antonio Chaves, Sandra Arnáez, Maria Roncero, Gemma García‐Soriano   +3 more
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Constructs and concepts comprising the stigma of mental illness [PDF]

Psychology, Society & Education, 2012
People with mental illness frequently confront public stigma andmay experience self-stigma. This review discusses the concepts of mental illness stigma and its consequences for those with mental illness.
Patrick J. Michaels, Marcelino López, Nicolas Rüsch, Patrick W. Corrigan   +3 more
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Public stigma and schizophrenia in São Paulo city [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria, 2011
To assess public stigma in relation to people with schizophrenia and possible factors associated with this phenomenon.A cross-sectional study was conducted with a probabilistic sample of 500 individuals who live in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, and are aged between 18 and 65 years.
Peluso, Érica Toledo Piza, Blay, Sérgio Luís   +1 more
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Weight stigma in Australia: a public health call to action

Public Health Research and Practice, 2022
People living with obesity experience weight stigma in most social settings. This has a negative impact on their health and quality of life. A primary contributor to weight stigma is the misconception that obesity is caused by factors solely within an individual’s control. However, this disregards the complex and multifaceted nature of obesity.
Lawrence, B.J., de la Piedad Garcia, X., Kite, J., Hill, B., Cooper, K., Flint, S.W., Dixon, J.B.   +6 more
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Public knowledge, stigma, and social acceptance toward mental illness in the Gulf region: a cross-sectional survey

Frontiers in Psychiatry
BackgroundMental illness stigma undermines help-seeking, treatment engagement, and social inclusion globally. Although the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region has undergone rapid social and health-system modernization, few studies have simultaneously ...
Hamad Alhamad, Najla Alsiri, Najla Alsiri, Mohammad Alshehab, Mohammad Alenezi, Sheikha Alqallaf   +5 more
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Public Stigma of Prolonged Grief Disorder

Journal of Nervous & Mental Disease, 2021
Abstract Prolonged grief disorder's (PGD's) recent recognition as a psychiatric diagnosis has elicited concerns about stigmatization. Although prior research demonstrated that PGD elicits public stigma, moderators of this effect are unclear, and the effect requires replication in an English-speaking population.
Dennis, Hayley, Eisma, Maarten, Breen, Lauren   +2 more
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Differentiating the potential of continuum beliefs to reduce the public stigma of schizophrenia, depression, and alcohol dependence: associations with illness recognition and treatment recommendations

Frontiers in Psychiatry
PurposePromoting continuum beliefs has been discussed as a strategy for stigma reduction. The current study examines associations of continuum beliefs with stigma aspects (stereotypes, emotions, and social distance) and mental health literacy (illness ...
Sven Speerforck, Sven Speerforck, Anya Leonhard, Matthias C. Angermeyer, Matthias C. Angermeyer, Georg Schomerus   +5 more
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Stigma resistance at the personal, peer, and public levels: A new conceptual model.

, 2017
Stigma resistance is consistently linked with key recovery outcomes, yet theoretical work is limited. This study explored stigma resistance from the perspective of individuals with serious mental illness (SMI).
Lysaker, Paul H., Firmin, Ruth L., Luther, Lauren, McGrew, John H., Minor, Kyle S., Cornwell, Madison N., Salyers, Michelle P.   +6 more
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Self-Stigma, Social Stigma, and Attitudes Toward Seeking Psychological Help Among University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

Behavioral Sciences
Stigma is a major barrier to psychological help-seeking among university students. This cross-sectional study examined how self-stigma and social (public) stigma are associated with attitudes toward seeking psychological help, and which sociodemographic ...
Muhammet Sancaktar, Bahadır Demir, Gülçin Elboğa, Feridun Bülbül, Abdurrahman Altındağ   +4 more
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