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Balls, Makala. "Young People and Mental Illness Stigma." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.525700.

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Ikeme, Chinenye. "The Stigma of a Mental Illness Label: Attitudes Towards Individuals with Mental Illness." University of Dayton / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1335613307.

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Bonfine, Natalie. "Stigma, self-concept and stigma resistance among individuals with mental illness." Thesis, Kent State University, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3618919.

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<p> Theory suggests and research provides evidence that stigma can have a negative impact on the self-concept for individuals with severe and persistent mental illness. Labeling theory and modified labeling theory suggest that individuals who are labeled with a socially undesirable status (e.g. mental illness) may develop negative cognitions, self-perceptions and emotions as a result of the associated stigma. However, some evidence suggests that the harmful effects of stigma on self-concept may not have as strong or an enduring of an impact as labeling theories might predict. In this dissertat

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Bonfine, Natalie. "Stigma, Self-Concept and Stigma Resistance among Individuals with Mental Illness." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1366293962.

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Moore, D. "Online resources for perinatal mental illness and stigma." Thesis, City, University of London, 2017. http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/20395/.

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Perinatal mental illness is a global health issue with detrimental outcomes for women and their families if left untreated. Unfortunately, many women do not get the treatment they need for many reasons, one often acknowledged reason is that the stigma some women experience inhibits disclosure of their needs to healthcare providers. This thesis looked at Internet resources for women with perinatal mental illness, in particular online forums. It examined how forums might affect stigma and thus disclosure behaviour. This thesis is by prospective publication. Article 1 aimed to describe and interp

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Mohamed, Shemin. "Stigma and mental illness : are there cultural differences?" Thesis, University of East Anglia, 2011. https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/39143/.

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Most of the stigma research to date has been completed in western cultures. Not much is currently known about stigma towards mental illness in non-western cultures. Limited research has also been conducted with young people. Given that adolescence is a critical stage in the development of attitudes and identity formation, it seems an important time to investigate attitudes towards mental illness. The study investigated whether there were cultural differences in stigmatising attitudes towards people with mental illness, comparing British and Pakistani adolescents living in the UK. Factors shown

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Mosher, James K. "Reducing mental illness stigma in a university setting." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1279831325.

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Nousak, Samantha Lou. "Cohorts and Perceived Social Stigma of Mental Illness." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1585922193114882.

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Nowak, Lisa Rebecca. "Philosophical perspectives on the stigma of mental illness." Thesis, University of St Andrews, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/13193.

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This thesis is concerned with philosophical perspectives on the stigma of mental illness, with each chapter exploring different philosophical issues. Chapter one delineates the central concept around which the rest of the work revolves: the stigma of mental illness. It provides an outline of the stigma mechanism, how it applies to mental illness, why it is such a large public health concern and what has been done so far to combat it. Chapter two is concerned with the application of recent literature in the philosophy of implicit bias to the topic of mental illness. It suggests that we have hit

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Klik, Kathleen. "Risk and Protective Factors of Internalized Mental Illness Stigma." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2015. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2573.

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The internalization of mental illness stigma is associated with an array of negative consequences; however, not all individuals experience the deleterious effects of internalized mental illness stigma. The present dissertation focuses on factors associated with internalized stigma, and will be the first to examine simultaneously both risk (i.e., shame, shame proneness and shame aversion, insight, and centrality and valence) and protective factors (social support and self-compassion) of internalized mental illness stigma. Using two of the most widely used assessments of internalized mental illn

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Lowder, Diane M. "Examining the stigma of mental illness across the lifespan /." Electronic version (PDF), 2007. http://dl.uncw.edu/etd/2007-3/lowderd/dianelowder.pdf.

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Speredelozzi, Alex. "Beyond shame and stigma| The disclosure of mental illness." Thesis, Harvard University, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1553603.

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<p> This paper, written in journalistic style, discusses the disclosure of mental illness and its relation to stigma and discrimination. It consists of two magazine length articles. The first article (designated as Chapter I) is about the personal disclosure of mental illness by mental health professionals, including psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and others who have experienced mental illness themselves. This article discusses the extent of mental illness among professionals, the reasons professionals often remain silent, the risks and benefits of disclosing, and the complexity

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Shen, Liying. "Stigma Against Mental Illness and Cerebral Palsy in China." Thesis, Harvard University, 2016. http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:27201730.

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This dissertation examines the stigmatization of two health conditions: mental disability and physical disability in the context of China. In particular, it addresses two main themes: the processes and impacts of stigma, and the variables that moderate the association of stigma with social attributes. The first paper applied a qualitative approach to identify the sources of burdens of raising a child with cerebral palsy in China and how stigma and “face” as a cultural factor affect children with cerebral palsy and their families. The findings showed that families with children of cerebral pal

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Bhaju, Jeshmin O'Leary Virginia E. Blashfield Roger K. "Stigma based on race and mental illness a diagnostic double whammy /." Auburn, Ala, 2008. http://repo.lib.auburn.edu/EtdRoot/2008/SUMMER/Psychology/Dissertation/Bhaju_Jeshmin_40.pdf.

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Sabetti, Judith. "Understanding how social businesses influence the stigma of mental illness." Thesis, McGill University, 2014. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=121141.

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Social businesses have been developed outside of formal mental health systems in order to improve the employment prospects of people with mental illness whose unemployment rates are the highest of all disability groups. This study aims to better understand how social businesses experience, and influence, the stigma of mental illness in employment, where stigma is thought to be operating with particular force. A comparative case study of five social businesses located in three Canadian cities was conducted. Data sources included participant observation; 44 individual and group interviews with 7

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Sipe, Michelle. "The Effects of Stigma Toward Mental Illness on Family Physicians." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/603680.

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A Thesis submitted to The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Medicine.<br>Many individuals utilize primary care as their main source of mental health care, as in many areas of the US access to specialized psychiatric care does not meet the demand. Prior research has showed that many healthcare practitioners, including those working in generalist fields, carry stigmatized views about individuals with mental illness. Such stigmatized views can result in misattribution of symptoms to mental illness and a d

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Klik, Kathleen A., and Stacey L. Williams. "Bridging Social and Clinical Psychology to Understand Mental Illness Stigma." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2014. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/8096.

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This is a systematic review of the literature on the relationship between internalized stigma and treatment adherence among those diagnosed with a mental illness, with a specific emphasis on identifying gaps in the literature. This review brings together one particular topic in social psychology (e.g., internalized stigma) that may inform clinically relevant work (e.g., treatment adherence among those diagnosed with a mental illness). Self-esteem, hope, self-efficacy, quality of life, social support, shame, insight, and coping were identified as mechanisms of internalized stigma. A theoretical

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Smith, Nicholas Anthony. "Development and Validation of the Workplace Mental Illness Stigma Scale (W-MISS)." PDXScholar, 2019. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/5011.

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Although 1 in 5 Americans will experience a mental illness at some point, each year people with mental illnesses continue to face high levels of stigmatization and discrimination at work. Recognizing this, many organizational researchers and practitioners have sought to improve workplaces for employees with mental illness through a variety of organizational interventions. Unfortunately, few interventions are thoroughly evaluated. One barrier to evaluating such interventions is the lack of a theoretically meaningful measure of workplace mental illness stigma. In this dissertation, I proposed to

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Novak, Amanda Lynn. "Mental illness: measuring worker attitudes in residential settings: the stigma factor." Thesis, McGill University, 2012. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=110372.

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The stigmatization of people with mental illness is present in all facets of modern society. Many studies have shown that even mental workers trained to work with this vulnerable population held stigmatizing attitudes about mental illness and people with mental illness. This study: (1) examined if the functioning of graduates from mental health agencies was impacted by the attitudes of workers. (2) Compared the attitudes of the mental health professionals of four local agency settings to the US general population. (3) Examined the relationship between worker attitudes and stated agency policie

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Snow, Nyssa L. "The Stigma of Homelessness as a Function of Mental Illness Comorbidity." University of Dayton / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1366375004.

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Kendra, Matthew S. "How Do Biological and Psychosocial Perspectives of Mental Illness Affect Stigma?" Miami University Honors Theses / OhioLINK, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=muhonors1177527551.

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Fatula, Karen K. "The Perception of Mental Illness: A Video Approach to Reducing Stigma." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou153468307629101.

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Peterson, Kristina Conkright. "The Effect of the Type of Mental Disorder on Mental Health Stigma." TopSCHOLAR®, 2018. https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/2342.

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Mental health stigma is an important topic as it has an influence on the care clients receive, as well as resources allocated by society. Previous research has primarily investigated the topic of stigma associated with schizophrenia and various factors that may influence the endorsement of stigmatizing beliefs. Few studies have investigated whether the type of mental disorder has an influence on the level of stigma. The current study evaluated the difference in the level of stereotypes endorsed across three conditions: schizophrenia, major depressive disorder, and a typical person. Additionall

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London, Carlyle. "Stigma and mental illness : a comparative study of attitudes and personal constructs." Thesis, Brunel University, 2010. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/4447.

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Evidence suggests that people with mental illness experience discrimination by being stigmatised both by the general public and by healthcare professionals. The experience of stigma may result in a delay in seeking professional help, loss of self-esteem and is a serious inhibitor to recovery and social inclusion. Stigma and discrimination are pervasive and despite a number of UK based campaigns, there appears to be no reduction in prevalence. This research compared public attitudes towards mental illness and the mentally ill with mental health service users' perceptions of stigma, identified p

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Dickenson, Jenna A. "Effects of mental illness portrayed in cinema on viewer's formation of stigma." Thesis, Spalding University, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10146102.

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<p> The posttest only experimental design study was conducted to examine if exposure to neutral or negative portrayals of mental illness in media influences viewers’ attitudes on mental illness. Participants were 22 self-selected students from a private, co-educational university in an urban area of the east south-central region of the United States. Two groups watched one of two movies that were pre-determined to be reflective of American culture and mental illness (i.e., <i>Lars and the Real Girl and Drive</i>). Data was collected by administering Community Attitudes Toward Mental Illn

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Valenta, Darren James. "Pointing and Laughing: Stand-up Comedy and Anti-Mental-Illness-Stigma Advocacy." OpenSIUC, 2020. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/dissertations/1790.

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Stand-up comedy represents a particularly potent form of rhetorical and performative criticism because of its potential duality. On the surface, a comedy set can look breezy and entertaining while containing a sharper, more critical message underneath. Like a fluffy, besprinkled cupcake hiding a potent antibiotic, stand-up comedy offers potentially healing insight under the cover of whimsy. Comedians have always utilized their performances to skewer those in power, but an increasing number have taken to the stage recently to address a particularly insidious social and cultural malady. The stig

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Klik, Kathleen A., Stacey L. Williams, and Katherine J. Reynolds. "Toward Understanding Mental Illness Stigma and Help-Seeking: A Social Identity Perspective." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2019. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/8012.

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Introduction: People who experience mental illness are unlikely to seek help. Research suggests that mental illness stigma negatively impacts help-seeking, yet there is little information about factors that relate to stigma that are positively associated with help-seeking among those with compromised mental health. Emerging research suggests that aspects of the social identity perspective, namely group social identification and perceptions about the group, may provide insights as to how people who experience mental illness navigate help-seeking. Objective: In two studies we aimed to: (1) ident

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Armstrong, E. Nicole. "A Study on the Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence and Mental Illness Stigma." ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/1335.

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Stigmatizing mental illness involves negative perceptions or attitudes about mental illness and the individuals who have mental illness, generating problematic consequences for both the general population and for people with mental illness. The theory of multiple intelligences proposes that intelligence includes skills and abilities in any area; emotional intelligence (EI), therefore, includes an individual's ability to identify, interpret, and regulate emotions and emotional responses. This study was designed to evaluate level of familiarity with mental illness as a potential predictor for st

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Crisp, Dimity, and n/a. "Antecedents to Attitude Change from School-based Mental Illness Education." University of Canberra. Health Sciences, 2006. http://erl.canberra.edu.au./public/adt-AUC20070803.121527.

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Although attitudes toward stigmatised groups are difficult to change, education programs and opportunities that promote direct contact with people who have experienced mental illness have demonstrated success in increasing mental health literacy and reducing stigma surrounding mental illness. The present study examined the effectiveness of a mental illness education program directed at adolescents and the factors influencing its impact. A sample of 694 students (251 males, 443 females), aged between 11 and 19 years, across 13 public and private high schools and colleges throughout the ACT was

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Rentler, Caitlin R. "Stigma and its association with the utilization of mental health services among adults with mental illness." Thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1524152.

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<p> Research has shown that people with mental illness who seek treatment from mental health services have improved quality of life. The objective of the study was to evaluate the influence of stigma on people with mental illness, and how stigma can affect the person's decision to seek treatment for his or her mental condition.</p><p> The objected was assessed using secondary data from the 2009 Adult California Health Interview Survey. The initial filtering of the respondents was unable to be performed because Human Subjects Protection laws protect sensitive information from being released i

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Van, Horn Struther L. "THE INFLUENCE OF STRUCTURAL STIGMA ON MENTAL ILLNESS: STATE LEVEL STRUCTURAL STIGMA AND ATTITUDES TOWARD TREATMENT SEEKING AND QUALITY OF LIFE." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1556276082580829.

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Ho, Henrik, and Jacqueline Jaconelli. "The Link between different kinds of Knowledge about Mental Illness and their Stigma." Thesis, Örebro universitet, Institutionen för juridik, psykologi och socialt arbete, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-74834.

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The purpose of this study was to examine if people's knowledge about mental illness is related to their stigma against mental illness. We examined four types of knowledge a) knowledge treatment, b) knowledge of non-traditional diagnoses, c) knowledge of traditional , diagnoses, and d) personal knowledge of people with mental illness (called associations). Based on prior research, we hypothesized that the relation between high knowledge about mental health problems and treatment effectiveness would be curvilinearly related to stigma - with the higher and lower levels associated with more stigma

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Subu, Muhammad Arsyad. "Persistent Taboo Understanding Mental Illness and Stigma among Indonesian Adults Through Grounded Theory." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/33387.

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This study explored stigma associated with mental illness among Indonesian adults living in Indonesia. It investigated how mentally ill adults (both mentally ill patients and mental health nurses) perceive mental illness and how they respond to stigmatization on a daily basis. Given the current state of knowledge with regards to the meaning and process of stigma and mental illness among adults in Indonesia, a constructivist grounded theory was considered to be the method of choice for this study. We recruited 15 nurses and 15 patients to participate in the study; all from a psychiatric hospita

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McGuire, Wise Stephanie Dawn Ph D. "The Effects of Anti-Stigma Interventions in Resident Advisors' Attitudes Toward Mental Illness." University of Toledo / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo148016474472632.

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Corson, Tyler R. "The Impact of Perceived Mental Illness Stigma on Caregivers’ Desire to Relinquish Care." VCU Scholars Compass, 2017. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/4754.

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Caregiving can be stressful, and older adults’ health and well-being may be impacted by the roles and responsibilities they assume as caregivers for persons with serious mental illness (SMI). This study is the first to apply the Stress Process Model of Caregiving (SPM) in an attempt to understand how mental illness stigma influences caregiver outcomes, specifically their desire to relinquish care. The intent of this study was to call attention to care relinquishment as an under-studied stress process outcome and to explore stress factors, with a focus on mental illness stigma, that contribut

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Puaca, Silvia, and Carlsen Ma Shaira Lei Adriano. "The Reality Of Stigma." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-24912.

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Bakgrund: Depression är en av de vanligaste psykiska sjukdomarna idag och att det är i lika grad stigmatiserat. Stigma kan kopplas till okunnighet om psykisk ohälsa. Detta gör det nästintill omöjligt för individer som lider av psykisk ohälsa, såsom depression, att kunna vara en del av samhället och yttra sina känslor utan att motta negativitet relaterat till sin sjukdom. Som ett tillägg till detta är individerna i fråga oftast ensamma, dvs de föredrar isolering än sällskapet av de som stigmatiserar dem. Detta i sin tur ger upphov till känslor av oro och hopplöshet, hämmad återhämtning och även

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Reese, Emily K. "Examining causal beliefs and stigmatizing attitudes toward persons diagnosed with severe mental illness." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1284387405.

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Fox, Elena M. "Does "Knowledge" Equal Approval? An Exploratory Analysis of Physical and Mental Chronic Illness, Health Literacy, and Stigma." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1467822632.

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Pierce, Melissa Lee. "Stigma and Knowledge: A Questionnaire and Literature Review." Cleveland State University / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1354753668.

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Lindley, Emma Rosamund. "Making sense of mental illness : the importance of inclusive dialogue." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2011. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/making-sense-of-mental-illness-the-importance-of-inclusive-dialogue(8e45868b-7787-450f-bf84-83d6410de733).html.

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People with diagnoses of mental illness have been described as the last minority group against whom it is socially acceptable to discriminate. Challenging the stigma of mental illness is a major social issue and public health concern. Despite a range of anti-stigma efforts being conducted in recent years, the problem persists. It has been argued that a good place to start when changing social attitudes is with young people, whose attitudes are in a state of flux, making them more open to alternative ways of thinking. However, school based educational approaches designed to address this issue a

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Seroalo, Kenetsoe Belina. "A critical synthesis of interventions to reduce stigma attached to mental illness / K.B. Seroalo." Thesis, North-West University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/9834.

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Several interventions have been developed and implemented to reduce the stigma attached to mental illness. However people who experience mental illness are still stigmatised in the communities in which they live, as well as in the healthcare centres where they receive treatment. The objective of this study was to critically synthesize the best available evidence regarding interventions to reduce stigma attached to mental illness. This study aimed to provide clinical practitioners with accessible information on interventions to reduce stigma attached to mental illness. Systematic review was cho

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Sen, Soumita. "Acculturation, Shame, and Stigma Towards Mental Illness among Asian Indians| A Cross-national Perspective." Thesis, Pepperdine University, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10937727.

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<p> The study explored the impact of acculturation on the stigma associated with mental illness and the relationship of shame with stigma towards mental illness in an Asian Indian sample. The participants of the study were college students residing in the USA and India who responded to one of two randomly assigned vignettes describing a hypothetical cousin who was either experiencing the symptoms of moderate depression or schizophrenia. Correlation, multivariate analysis, and regression analysis were conducted on the acquired data. The results indicated that level of acculturation had a statis

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Cousineau, Anna Desiree. "“Madness” in the Media: How Can Print Journalists Better Report on Mental Illnesses?" Thesis, University of North Texas, 2014. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc700042/.

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Stereo types and stigmas of individuals with mental illnesses have proved to be a major roadblock preventing these individuals from seeking help. The news media, despite having a responsibility to accurately inform the public, has played a significant role in portraying individuals with mental illness as violent, unpredictable, dangerous, and unfit to live with the rest of “normal” society. This happens through the words journalists choose to use and the information they choose in included, and excluded, when reporting on mental health issues. This study attempts to establish a guideline that

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Nathan, Samuel B. "Can Podcast Listening Influence Attitudes About Mental Illness?: An Exploratory Study." Antioch University / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1525456250709498.

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Berry, Allison. "The Architecture of Mental Health Crisis." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin156086602707901.

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Kranke, Derrick Alan. "The Narrated Subjective Experience of Stigma for Adolescents Diagnosed with a Mental Illness and Prescribed Psychiatric Medication." Cleveland, Ohio : Case Western Reserve University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1238017177.

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Prince, Pamela N. (Pamela Namorada) Carleton University Dissertation Psychology. "Perceived stigma and community integration among people with serious mental illness served by assertive community treatment teams." Ottawa, 1999.

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Hanrahan, Erin K. "The stigma of mental illness among youth a practical guide for child and adolescent therapists /." online access from Digital Dissertation Consortium, 2008. http://libweb.cityu.edu.hk/cgi-bin/er/db/ddcdiss.pl?3287356.

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Fox, Elena M. "Mental Illness Identity: A Look at the Self, Self-Concept, and Stigma Resistance Among Those Suffering from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1550592968807663.

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Tzouvara, Vasiliki. "Self-stigma, loneliness and culture among older adults with mental illness residing in nursing homes." Thesis, University of Bedfordshire, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10547/601099.

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This study aimed to investigate the inter-relationships between self-stigma, loneliness, and culture among older adults with mental illness residing in nursing homes. This study also explored how this population experiences self-stigma and loneliness within the context of their cultural backgrounds. A mixed-methods approach was utilised. The first phase involved a quantitative face-to-face questionnaire survey (n=16). More than half of the study participants reported low levels of self-stigma (56.3%), yet a substantial number of them scored high on the self-stigma scale (43.8%). The analysis i

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