Internalizing stigma associated with mental illness

Findings from a general population survey in Jamaica

Bibliographic Data

ID14967835
AuthorsRoger C Gibson (0000-0003-3263-3761, University of the West Indies System, corresponding author), Wendel Abel (University of the West Indies System), Wendel Dwight Abel, Sharon White (0000-0001-5666-1746, University of the West Indies), Frederick W Hickling (0000-0002-8356-3962, University of the West Indies System)
Year2008
Volume23
Issue1
Pages26-33
Publication date2008-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista Panamericana de Salud Pública (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1020-4989 • E-ISSN: 1680-5348
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s1020-49892008000100004
PMID18291070
OpenAlexW2139461741
SCIELO_PIDS1020-49892008000100004
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited8

The small number of mentally ill respondents resulted in low statistical power for demonstrating differences between that subgroup and other respondents. The significantly more positive attitudes and behavior of respondents with family members with mental illness suggest that some benefit may be gained by creating more opportunities for the general public to interact with persons with mental illness

Disease · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Mental health · Mental illness · Mentally ill · Population · Psychiatry · Social distance · Stigma (botany · Clinical Psychology · Family Caregiving in Mental Illness · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology · Schizophrenia research and treatment

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