Title |
Reducing stigma and discrimination: Candidate interventions
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Published in |
International Journal of Mental Health Systems, April 2008
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DOI | 10.1186/1752-4458-2-3 |
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Authors |
Graham Thornicroft, Elaine Brohan, Aliya Kassam, Elanor Lewis-Holmes |
Abstract |
This paper proposes that stigma in relation to people with mental illness can be understood as a combination of problems of knowledge (ignorance), attitudes (prejudice) and behaviour (discrimination). From a literature review, a series of candidate interventions are identified which may be effective in reducing stigmatisation and discrimination at the following levels: individuals with mental illness and their family members; the workplace; and local, national and international. The strongest evidence for effective interventions at present is for (i) direct social contact with people with mental illness at the individual level, and (ii) social marketing at the population level. |
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Unknown | 1 | 100% |
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United Kingdom | 4 | 1% |
United States | 3 | <1% |
Greece | 1 | <1% |
Germany | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 322 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
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Student > Master | 49 | 15% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 44 | 13% |
Researcher | 42 | 13% |
Student > Bachelor | 39 | 12% |
Student > Postgraduate | 25 | 8% |
Other | 60 | 18% |
Unknown | 72 | 22% |
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Psychology | 73 | 22% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 57 | 17% |
Social Sciences | 46 | 14% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 33 | 10% |
Business, Management and Accounting | 12 | 4% |
Other | 28 | 8% |
Unknown | 82 | 25% |