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Individual stigma in people with severe mental illness: Associations with public stigma, psychological capital, cognitive appraisal and coping orientations

Comprehensive Psychiatry
Introduction: The reason why some people with severe mental illness (SMI) maintain positive self-identity, while some are affected by the stigmatized environment is unclear.
Xiuxiu Shi, Xuhai Sun, Chong Zhang, Zheng Li   +3 more
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Obesity Stigma: Important Considerations for Public Health

American Journal of Public Health, 2010
Stigma and discrimination toward obese persons are pervasive and pose numerous consequences for their psychological and physical health. Despite decades of science documenting weight stigma, its public health implications are widely ignored. Instead, obese persons are blamed for their weight, with common perceptions that weight stigmatization is ...
Rebecca M, Puhl, Chelsea A, Heuer
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Family Dispute Resolution in Australia: The Under‐Servicing of Indigenous, Migrant and Refugee Families Experiencing Family Violence

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Improving access to legal services for Indigenous, migrant and refugee women is critical to addressing family violence. In this context, Family Dispute Resolution (FDR) has long been discussed as a solution for separating families. This paper presents key findings of a research evaluation of an Australian Government $8.37 million pilot project
Siobhan McDonnell, Alyson Wright
wiley   +1 more source

Caregiver Reports on the Needs and Experiences of Children Impacted by Parental Incarceration: Results From an Australian Survey

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Children experiencing parental imprisonment are known to be among the most overlooked in our community. They often experience multiple and compounding disadvantages, with long‐term consequences, but receive no specialised assistance. Knowledge about these children and their families is lacking in Australia and is required to inform policy ...
Catherine Flynn, Lana Battaglia, Lorana Bartels, Susan Dennison, Susy Harrigan, Lee Huggins, Sofia Grage‐Moore   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Public Attitudes Toward Compassionate Release of Older People From Prison: Findings From a National Survey in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The rapid increase in older people in prison populations worldwide is generating significant health, cost, and human rights pressures on custodial systems. Compassionate release for older, frail inmates is a potentially effective response, yet little is known about public support for this approach.
Ye In (Jane) Hwang, Natasha Ginnivan, Amanuel Kidane Hagos, Tony Butler   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Self-Stigma vs. Perceived Public Stigma Toward Mental Illness in Rural Adults

Journal of Regional Medical Campuses
Introduction: Mental illness is a clinically significant disturbance in an individual's cognition, emotion regulation, or behavior. Stigma toward mental health comes in two primary forms: Self-stigma and perceived public stigma.
Brent McCreary, Robin Danek, Ellen Ireland, Eric Reyes   +3 more
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Modern competency‐based teaching of human sexual development

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Embryology is an integral part of anatomy and a key subject in basic medical education. The development of the sexual tract, which is closely associated with the formation of the urinary tract and the organs of continence, is particularly complex and relevant for many medical disciplines.
Elisabeth Eppler, Alessandro Bilella, Christian M. Hammer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stigma in response to mental disorders: a comparison of Australia and Japan

BMC Psychiatry, 2006
Background There are few national or cross-cultural studies of the stigma associated with mental disorders. Australia and Japan have different systems of psychiatric health care, and distinct differences in cultural values, but enjoy similar standards of
Jorm Anthony F, Christensen Helen, Yoshioka Kumiko, Nakane Yoshibumi, Griffiths Kathleen M, Nakane Hideyuki   +5 more
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The human foundations of anatomy at The University of Sydney: One hundred and one years of body procurement

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Body procurement at The University of Sydney has a long history. Anatomy legislation (1881 Anatomy Act) modeled on the British Anatomy Act 1832 legalized procurement of unclaimed bodies from public institutions for anatomical dissection at licensed Schools of Anatomy, effectively conferring the University of Sydney an exclusive license until ...
Rebekah A. Jenkin, Kevin A. Keay
wiley   +1 more source

Evolving influence of mental health stigma in Ontario public safety organizations: a qualitative study

Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada
IntroductionMental health stigma has been a long-standing issue in public safety professions and can deter public safety personnel (PSP) from accessing mental health support.
Leslie Vesely, Cameron A. Mustard, Basak Yanar   +2 more
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