Abstract: Two online experiments (Study 1 N = 310; Study 2 N = 967) using video testimonials manipulated the degree of fear and shame experienced by viewers by varying the degree of risk and stigma associated with the illnesses ...
Abstract: Pervasive reactions toward mental illness include dehumanization and stigma. Given the portrayal of such disorders as threatening in psychological horror films, consumption of this subgenre of horror could be associated with ...
Understanding and overcoming the stigma of substance use disordersAbstract. Stigma does harm to individuals with substance use disorders (SUD), and it increases the burden of SUDs. It presents a barrier to help ...
Stigmatisation of Alcohol Dependence: Attitudes of Alcohol-Dependent Patients During Detoxification, Medical Staff and StudentsAbstract. The study investigated attitudes towards people with alcohol dependency and ...
Abstract.Introduction: While alcohol treatment predominantly focuses on abstinence, drug treatment objectives include a variety of outcomes related to consumption and quality of life. Consequently harm reduction ...
Preventive and Stigma-Reducing? – Evaluation of the School Project «Crazy? So what!»Subject: Evaluation of the preventive and stigma-reducing effect of the one-day school-based programme «Crazy? So what!». Methods: With an intervention (n = 120) and ...
Community Attitudes and Social Distance Towards the Mentally Ill in the Surroundings of a Community Psychiatry Day Care-Unit: The Influence of Social ContactObjective: To explore whether contact with mentally ill people, initiated by day care-units, ...
It All Depends ... Stigma Coping Strategies of People with Schizophrenia and Borderline Personality DisorderBackground: Stigma research in psychiatry has focused on specific patient populations, while neglecting others. This study focuses on people with ...
Reactions to the Stigma of Mental Illness: Social-Psychological Models and Empirical FindingsRecent research on stigma and discrimination has focused on how members of a stigmatized group perceive and react to being discriminated. Well-established models ...
“You Just Don’t Want to Have Such a Self-Image”. The Role of Stigma for Adolescents in the Process of Seeking Professional Help for Mental Health ProblemsAbstract.Theoretical Background: Up to 3 out of 10 adolescents suffer from a mental ...
Abstract. This paper evaluates the contribution to suicide prevention made by an innovative project, Maytree, a respite center for the suicidal. Maytree offers a distinctive brief period of sanctuary for four nights for suicidal people; within this ...
Background: Historically, people who die by suicide and those who survive them have been perceived more negatively than those affected by other types of death (e.g., Reynolds & Cimbolic, 1988). Yet, it is unclear whether these negative perceptions ...
Background: There are presently no validated scales to adequately measure the stigma of suicide in the community. The Stigma of Suicide Scale (SOSS) is a new scale containing 58 descriptors of a “typical” person who completes suicide. Aims: To validate ...
Abstract.Background: Previous research has failed to examine perceptions of stigma experienced by individuals with a history of suicidal behavior, and few studies have examined how stigma is experienced based on ...
Abstract.Background: Self-esteem is a major contributor to risk for repeated suicide attempts. Prior research has shown that awareness of stigma is associated with reduced self-esteem among people with mental illness. ...
Abstract.Background: Past scholarly efforts to describe and measure the stigma surrounding suicide have largely viewed suicide stigma from the perspective of the general public. Aims: In the spirit of community-based ...
Abstract.Background: Research suggests that stigma is a barrier to care for individuals who have attempted suicide. While extensive work has examined the stigma of mental illness, less research has focused on the ...
Abstract.Background: Educating the public about suicide is an important component of suicide prevention. So far, little is known about whether common misconceptions of suicide are related to individual tabloid ...
Abstract.Background: Lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) youth have elevated suicidality rates. Aims: To investigate LGB-related and other factors associated with suicide attempts, suicidal ideation, and future ...
Abstract.Background: Relatively little is known regarding the relationship between attitudes toward suicide, suicide attempt (SA) history, and future suicidal behaviors. Aims: Utilizing a sample of firefighters, ...