Name of Type of How Results Effect of Stigma Willingness Location

Article Disorder information to Seek

Discussed was Treatment
obtained

How Stigma Psychotic N/A Diminishes self Demotes N/A

Interferes with disorders esteem care seeking
Mental Health
Care Robs people of
social
opportunities

Mental Health General results of a Urge public Tended to try and N/A United
Consumers’ mental nationwide education as a conceal their States
Experience of health survey of means for disorders
Stigma disorders 1,301 reducing
mental stigma Worried that
health others would treat
consumers them unfavorably
concerning
their
experience
of stigma
and
discriminati
on

Experiences of Schizophren Mixed Enhance Experiences of N/A India

Stigma and ia Methods psycho-social negative
Discrimination interventions discrimination
of people with to support were reported
schizophrenia those facing less commonly
in India discrimination. (42%) than more
Findings also internalised forms
highlight the of stigma
importance of experience such
addressing as a sense of
public stigma alienation (79%)
and achieving
higher level
social and
political
structural
change.
Mental illness General N/A Physicians Patients who Discriminatio Canada
stigma in mental should seek help for n remains a
health care health participate in mental health major barrier
settings a disorders anti-stigma problems report to quality
barrier to care programs feeling care,
“patronized, treatment
Programs that punished or and recovery
“emphasize humiliated” in
social contact their dealings with
with people health
with lived professionals
experience of
a mental
illness, as well
as programs
emphasizing
skills training
for health care
providers”
have proven
effective

Recognition of Anxiety Telephone There is still N/A Anxiety Australia

mental disorders interviews potential for disorders ​are
were mental health less well
disorders and
carried out literacy gains recognized
beliefs about with 6019 in the areas of and, in the
treatment and Australians recognition case of social
outcome: aged 15 or and treatment phobia,
findings from over beliefs for generally
mental perceived as
an Australian
disorders having less
national need for
survey of professional
mental health help
literacy and
stigma.
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