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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sarya Swed, Sheikh Sohib, Noheir Ashraf Ibrahem Fathy Hassan, Mohammad Badr Almoshantaf, Sidra Mhd Sammer Alkadi, Yossef Hassan AbdelQadir, Nancy Ibrahim, Lina Taha Khair, Agyad Bakkour, Ali Hadi Hussein Muwaili, Dhuha Hadi Hussein Muwaili, Fatima Abubaker Abdalla Abdelmajid, Eman Mohammed Sharif Ahmad, Muhammad Mainuddin Patwary, Bisher Sawaf, Mhd Kutaiba Albuni, Elias Battikh, Nashaat Kamal Hamdy Elkalagi
Summary: Syrian college students show significant levels of stigma and social distance towards individuals with depression, particularly among female students and those not studying medicine.
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Psychiatry
Li Li, Shurong Lu, Chunyan Xie, Yamin Li
Summary: This study aimed to assess the stigmatizing attitudes of Chinese non-mental health nurses towards patients with mental illness and determine the factors influencing these attitudes. The results of the survey showed the existence of stigmatizing attitudes towards patients with mental disorders among non-mental health nurses in general hospitals in China. Therefore, more mental health education programs for non-mental health nurses are needed to improve their stigmatizing attitudes and provide better quality care to these patients.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Xinxin Chen, Zhenjiang Liao, Shucai Huang, Qiuping Huang, Shuhong Lin, Yifan Li, Tianli Shao, Ying Tang, Jingyue Hao, Jing Qi, Yi Cai, Mingming Wang, Hongxian Shen
Summary: This study describes and assesses the COVID-19-related stigma among patients, their relatives, and healthy local residents in Zhangjiajie. The results show that stigmatizing attitudes and desire for social distance towards COVID-19 patients are common in all three groups. Therefore, public education, anti-stigma interventions, and policies are necessary to effectively control the spread of COVID-19 and aid in the recovery of a tourist city like Zhangjiajie.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Communication
Sarah K. Competiello, George Y. Bizer, D. Catherine Walker
Summary: Exposure to derogatory social media posts about mental health treatment significantly impacts negative attitudes towards mental health treatment, but the effects are moderated by gender identification and adherence to traditional gender roles.
SOCIAL MEDIA + SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Yuzhu Hao, Qiuxia Wu, Xuyi Wang, Yuejiao Ma, Yunfei Wang, Pu Peng, Xin Wang, Qian Yang, Yueheng Liu, Manyun Li, Li He, Qianjin Wang, Yanan Zhou, Tieqiao Liu, Shubao Chen
Summary: This study explored the stigmatizing attitudes towards depression, schizophrenia, and general anxiety disorder (GAD) among caregivers in China. Data on caregivers’ attitudes and willingness to interact with individuals with mental disorders were collected using vignettes. The results showed that despite the stigma and desire for social distance, caregivers often expected positive outcomes and more positive attitudes towards mental disorders. It is important to improve caregivers’ knowledge about mental health and reduce stigma.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Ang Li, Dongdong Jiao, Tingshao Zhu
Summary: This study found that there are more stigma and negative stereotypes associated with cybersuicide compared to offline suicide. These findings have implications for reducing the stigma against suicide.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2022)
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Psychiatry
Veronika Simeonova Dimitrova, Boyan Zahariev, Maria Martinova
Summary: The attitudes of Bulgarian society towards people with mental disorders were examined in a large representative study. The results showed that age, religion, ethnicity, education, occupation, and profession all played a role in shaping these attitudes, with certain demographic characteristics being associated with more stigmatizing or more benevolent attitudes.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Antonio Chaves, Sandra Arnaez, Maria Roncero, Gemma Garcia-Soriano
Summary: Teachers play a crucial role in early identification and intervention for students with OCD. A brief educational intervention can significantly improve teachers' knowledge and attitudes towards OCD, enhancing their ability to effectively manage students with OCD symptoms and reduce stigma.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Fransiska Kaligis, Ribka Hillary, Nabilla Merdika Putri Kusuma, Helisa Rachel Patricie Sianipar, Camilla Sophi Ramadhanti, Ardi Findyartini, Madhyra Tri Indraswari, Clarissa Cita Magdalena, Garda Widhi Nurraga
Summary: Nearly two-thirds of psychiatric patients are hesitant to seek help due to stigma and discrimination. Medical students have positive attitudes towards psychiatry, with differences between male and female students. Correcting misconceptions can reduce stigma in the field of psychiatry.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Beatriz Atienza-Carbonell, Helena Hernandez-Evole, Vicent Balanza-Martinez
Summary: This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of a patient as educator intervention in reducing stigma towards mental illness among medical students. The results showed that adding a patient workshop to the medical psychology course can further reduce stigmatizing attitudes, especially among female students.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Daniel Dittrich, Kristina Dernbach, Sven Speerforck, Stephanie Schindler, Jan A. Haeusser, Georg Schomerus
Summary: This study experimentally tested the link between biogenetic explanations and stigma in schizophrenia through an online experiment. The results showed that while subjects in both experimental groups reported a stronger agreement with the presented etiology, this did not lead to higher levels of stigma in the biogenetic group. In contrast, in the psychosocial group, biogenetic causal beliefs were associated with a stronger desire for social distance, which was fully mediated by essentialist thinking. These findings support the assumptions of the mixed-blessings model.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Gaurav Devkota, Puspa Basnet, Bijay Thapa, Madhusudan Subedi
Summary: The study found that stigma and lack of awareness in the community were major barriers to mental health service utilization in the Arghakhanchi district of Nepal. Participants recommended increasing community awareness and improving accessibility and availability of comprehensive mental health services in Primary Health Care facilities to increase service utilization.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Virginia Conceicao, Ines Rothes, Ricardo Gusmao
Summary: Depression stigma is a significant barrier to treatment and rehabilitation. This study found that gender, previous mental health care, and symptomatology affect depression stigma, which in turn impacts help-seeking attitudes.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Godfrey A. Kisigo, James S. Ngocho, Rimel N. Mwamba, Brandon A. Knettel, Michael V. Relf, Blandina T. Mmbaga, Melissa H. Watt
Summary: This study aimed to describe HIV stigmatizing attitudes among men in Tanzania, identify associated factors, and explore the broader context of HIV stigma. Factors such as age, education level, religion, knowledge of HIV status, and social support were found to be associated with stigmatizing attitudes. Men in qualitative interviews discussed how HIV conflicted with traditional masculine identities and future interventions should consider these factors in addressing stigma.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Haoyu He, Qiuxia Wu, Yuzhu Hao, Shubao Chen, Tieqiao Liu, Yanhui Liao
Summary: The study found that a high proportion of Chinese college students show stigma towards and desire for social distancing from people with depression. Male students and medical major students exhibit higher stigma in some subscale items towards people with depression. Therefore, it is recommended to apply more anti-stigma interventions for Chinese college students to help prevent or reduce stigma attitudes towards people with depression.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Gerontology
Deborah Oliveira, Fabiana Araujo Figueiredo Da Mata, Elaine Mateus, Christine W. Musyimi, Nicolas Farina, Cleusa P. Ferri, Sara Evans-Lacko
Summary: This study aimed to understand stigma in relation to people living with dementia in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The results show that people living with dementia often view it as a part of aging, while family carers have limited knowledge and awareness about the condition. People with dementia manage the stigma by minimizing the condition and emphasizing the positive impacts of dementia in their lives to avoid negative reactions.
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Psychology, Developmental
Wagner Silva Ribeiro, Renee Romeo, Derek King, Shanise Owens, Petra C. Gronholm, Helen L. Fisher, Kristin R. Laurens, Sara Evans-Lacko
Summary: This study examined the influence of stigma, psychopathology, and sociodemographic characteristics on mental health-related service use and costs. The findings suggest that persistent psychopathology, socioeconomic disadvantage, and low caregiver intended stigma-related behavior are associated with increased likelihood of service use among young people, while older age and socioeconomic disadvantage are associated with increased costs.
EUROPEAN CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Aline Romani-Sponchiado, Pablo Vidal-Ribas, Rodrigo Affonseca Bressan, Jair de Jesus Mari, Euripedes Constantino Miguel, Ary Gadelha, Luis Augusto Paim Rohde, Sara Evans-Lacko, Giovanni Abrahao Salum, Mauricio Scopel Hoffmann
Summary: Psychopathology and positive attributes mutually influence each other over the long term and have interactive effects on educational outcomes.
EUROPEAN CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Carolina Ziebold, Sara Evans-Lacko, Mario Cesar Rezende Andrade, Mauricio Hoffmann, Lais Fonseca, Matheus Barbosa, Pedro Mario Pan, Euripedes Miguel, Rodrigo Bressan, Luis Augusto Rohde, Giovanni Salum, Julia Schafer, Jair de Jesus Mari, Ary Gadelha
Summary: This study explored the association between childhood poverty and mental health disorders in childhood and early adulthood. It found that poverty had a significant impact on the occurrence of externalizing disorders in adolescence, especially among females. Childhood poverty increased the likelihood of externalizing disorders in early adulthood through exposure to stressful life events.
EUROPEAN CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Elaine Brohan, Graham Thornicroft, Nicolas Rusch, Antonio Lasalvia, Megan M. Campbell, Ozden Yalcinkaya-Alkar, Mariangela Lanfredi, Susana Ochoa, Alp Ucok, Catarina Tomas, Babatunde Fadipe, Julia Sebes, Andrea Fiorillo, Gaia Sampogna, Cristiane Silvestre Paula, Leonidas Valverde, Georg Schomerus, Pia Klemm, Uta Ouali, Stynke Castelein, Aneta Alexova, Nathalie Oexle, Patricia Neves Guimaraes, Bouwina Esther Sportel, Chih-Cheng Chang, Jie Li, Chilasagaram Shanthi, Blanca Reneses, Ioannis Bakolis, Sara Evans-Lacko
Summary: This study evaluated the psychometric properties of a short-form version, DISC-Ultra Short (DISCUS), which proved to be a reliable and valid measure of experienced discrimination for individuals with mental disorders from various regions and diagnoses. The study found a high frequency of experienced discrimination, with significant correlations to factors such as depression and suicidal ideation.
PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Patricia Paiva de Oliveira Galvao, Juliana Yurgel Valente, Hugo Cogo-Moreira, Jair J. Mari, Zila M. Sanchez
Summary: This study investigates the association between being a victim of bullying and body dissatisfaction as well as eating disorder behavior (EDB) among Brazilian middle school students. The results suggest that being a victim of bullying predicts a higher likelihood of engaging in EDB, independent of exposure to intervention programs. However, bullying itself is not directly associated with body dissatisfaction. The study highlights the importance of addressing bullying in school environments.
CHILD PSYCHIATRY & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Niklaus Stulz, Reto Joerg, Constanze Reim-Gautier, Charles Bonsack, Philippe Conus, Sara Evans-Lacko, Kerstin Gabriel-Felleiter, Eva Heim, Matthias Jaeger, Martin Knapp, Dirk Richter, Andres Schneeberger, Sir Graham Thornicroft, Rafael Traber, Simon Wieser, Alexandre Tuch, Urs Hepp
Summary: This study used small area analysis to identify health service areas for psychiatric outpatient care in Switzerland and found significant variation in the utilization of inpatient and outpatient services between these areas.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF METHODS IN PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Mauricio Scopel Hoffmann, Sara Evans-Lacko, Stephan Collishaw, Martin Knapp, Andrew Pickles, Christina Shearer, Barbara Maughan
Summary: This study provides evidence on the long-term outcomes of both general and specific dimensions of adolescent psychopathology using parent and teacher reports. The general factors of psychopathology reported by parents and teachers were associated with various outcomes in socioeconomic, relationship, health, personality domains, as well as social exclusion. The specific factors reported by teachers were associated with more outcomes compared to those reported by parents.
JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Review
Psychiatry
Wagner Silva Ribeiro, Antonio Jose Grande, Mauricio Scopel Hoffmann, Carolina Ziebold, David McDaid, Andra Fry, Clayton Peixoto, Claudio Miranda, Derek King, Cristiane Damiani Tomasi, Christine Faustino, Sandra Leone, Silvia Moraes, Antonio Augusto Schafer, Veronica Alves, Maria Ines Rosa, Sara Evans-Lacko
Summary: The study shows that interventions for child and adolescent mental health problems are effective in low- and middle-income countries and have the potential to bridge the mental health care gap in these countries.
COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Victoria Jane Bird, Sana Zehra Sajun, Renata Peppl, Sara Evans-Lacko, Stefan Priebe, Swaran Singh, Lakshmi Venkatraman, Padmavati Ramachandran, Aneeta Pasha, Ashar Malik, Onaiza Qureshi
Summary: Severe mental illness affects approximately 5-8% of the world's population, causing distress and high costs. Most patients with psychosis receive inadequate care. The PIECEs project aims to explore and test a low-cost intervention (DIALOG+) in India and Pakistan to improve community-based care.
Review
Psychiatry
Antonio Jose Grande, Mauricio Scopel Hoffmann, Sara Evans-Lacko, Carolina Ziebold, Claudio Torres de Miranda, David Mcdaid, Cristiane Tomasi, Wagner Silva Ribeiro
Summary: This study aimed to identify school-based interventions that have been tested in treating mental health problems among children and adolescents in low- and middle-income countries. The results showed that overall, interventions delivered in the school environment are effective in reducing mental health problems among children and adolescents.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Petra C. Gronholm, Ioannis Bakolis, Anish Cherian, Kelly Davies, Sara Evans-Lacko, Eshetu Girma, Dristy Gurung, Charlotte Hanlon, Fahmy Hanna, Claire Henderson, Brandon A. Kohrt, Heidi Lempp, Jie Li, Santosh Loganathan, Pallab K. Maulik, Ning Ma, Uta Ouali, Renee Romeo, Nicolas Ruesch, Maya Semrau, Tatiana Taylor Salisbury, Nicole Votruba, Syed Shabab Wahid, Wufang Zhang, Graham Thornicroft
Summary: There is a growing focus on the impact of stigma and discrimination related to mental health on quality of life and healthcare access. The Indigo Partnership aims to address the gaps in research on stigma reduction in low- and middle-income countries through a multi-country collaboration. This partnership involves developing and testing anti-stigma interventions and adapting measurement tools across different cultural contexts.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Angel O. Rojas Vistorte, Wagner Ribeiro, Carolina Ziebold, Elson Asevedo, Sara Evans-Lacko, Denisse Jaen Varas, Nataly Gutierrez, Michel Haddad, Oscar Ulloa, Ricel Martinez, Andresa Sartor Harada, Jair de Jesus Mari
Summary: This study describes the translation and adaptation process of the Mental Illness Methods questionnaire to Spanish and Portuguese. The study sample consisted of 427 primary care physicians from four Latin-American countries. The results showed that both the Spanish and Portuguese versions of the questionnaire had good reliability and validity, demonstrating the applicability and acceptability of the instrument in the Latin-American context.
TRENDS IN PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHOTHERAPY
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Ana Paula Aguiar, Angel Olider Rojas Vistorte, Henrique Teruo Akiba, Paula Oliveira, Deise Palermo Puertas Ruiz, Ary Gadelha, Rodrigo Affonseca Bressan, Pedro Mario Pan
Summary: Methods to prospectively identify individuals at high risk of developing psychosis have been proposed, and this study translated and adapted two screening tools (PQ-16 and PRIME-Screen) into Brazilian Portuguese. After translation and cross-cultural adaptation, these new instruments can be used to screen Brazilian Portuguese-speaking patients who are at risk of psychosis in primary care.
TRENDS IN PSYCHIATRY AND PSYCHOTHERAPY
(2023)
