Countries and cultural differences in the stigma of mental illness: the east–west divide

AC Krendl, BA Pescosolido - Journal of Cross-Cultural …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Mental illness is a global public health crisis. Although rates of untreated cases stand as a
primary problem, stigma is a significant obstacle. Yet, global differences in levels and roots …

Mental health-related stigma in China

X Xu, XM Li, J Zhang, W Wang - Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: The past decade has been marked by a significant increase in information on
stigma associated with mental disorders, but these findings have yet to be applied …

Traditional, religious, and cultural perspectives on mental illness: A qualitative study on causal beliefs and treatment use

MA Subu, D Holmes, A Arumugam… - … journal of qualitative …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Limited information is known from studies regarding traditional, religious, and
cultural perspectives on mental illness and the use of traditional and alternative therapies by …

Stigma towards people with mental illness in the Nordic countries–a scoping review

L Hellström, K Gren Voldby, LF Eplov - Nordic Journal of psychiatry, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Stigma affects people with mental illness globally, however, it is proposed that
stigma is less prevalent in wealthier countries and that people hold more positive attitudes in …

An algorithmically woven community: disclosing mental illness and connecting with similar others on an algorithm-mediated platform in China

J Wang, JG Qu, J Leo-Liu - Social Media+ Society, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Nowadays, algorithms are extensively used on social platforms for content
recommendations and user connections. In this study, through semi-structured interviews …

Impact of service user video presentations on explicit and implicit stigma toward mental illness among medical students in Nepal: a randomized controlled trial

CL Tergesen, D Gurung, S Dhungana, A Risal… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study evaluated the impact of didactic videos and service user testimonial videos on
mental illness stigma among medical students. Two randomized controlled trials were …

Differences in beliefs and attitudes toward Depression and Schizophrenia in Russia and the United States

KS Nersessova, T Jurcik… - International Journal of …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Cross-cultural studies find that culture shapes people's understanding of
mental illnesses, particularly Depression and Schizophrenia. Aims: To compare individuals' …

Perspectives of Black immigrant women on mental health: The role of stigma

A Bamgbose Pederson, EM Waldron… - Women's Health …, 2022 - liebertpub.com
Background: Black immigrants are a major growing segment of the United States population.
The intersection of race, gender, and migration places black immigrant women at the …

Determining the effectiveness of a video-based contact intervention in improving attitudes of Penang primary care nurses towards people with mental illness

YP Ng, A Rashid, F O'Brien - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Mental illness-related stigma is common, and is associated with poorer
outcomes in people with mental illness. This study evaluated the attitudes of primary care …

Assessing the factorial structure of the mental illness public stigma in Spain

J Saavedra, S Arias-Sánchez, P Corrigan… - Disability and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Despite the importance of the stigma construct for the rehabilitation of people with
severe mental illness, there are still no scales that offer a measurement for public stigma in …