Stigma Archives - Page 14 of 17

Scoring & Interpreting The Opening Minds Scale For Health Care Providers (OMS-HC), A Measure Of Mental Illness Related Stigma

Article September 25, 2017

Background & Purpose Mental illness related stigma can make it more difficult for individuals to seek help and achieve recovery. Although one might expect health care providers to espouse positive… Read More

Self-Perceived Cognitive Deficits & Their Relationship With Internalized Stigma & Quality Of Life In Patients With Schizophrenia

Article September 14, 2017

Key Messages This study examined the relationship of subjective cognitive deficits with internalized stigma and quality of life (QoL) in 70 outpatients with stable schizophrenia. In correlation analyses, significant intercorrelations (P < 0.01)… Read More

Coping Strategies & Self-Stigma In Patients With Schizophrenia-Spectrum Disorders

Article September 11, 2017

Key Messages This study explored the relationship between self-stigma, coping strategies, and subjective assessment of psychopathology in patients with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders. Compared with the general population, patients with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders… Read More

In 2017 How Are PsychU Members, & Their Organizations, Combatting Stigma?

Article July 25, 2017

Marking the one-year anniversary of PsychU’s Stigma Forum, and as part of PsychU’s mission to increase collaboration and ongoing discussion to improve mental health care, we recently asked our members,… Read More

Stigma & Discrimination Experienced By People Living With Severe & Persistent Mental Illness In Assertive Community Treatment Settings

Article June 26, 2017

Key Messages This study, which examined experiences of discrimination from the patient’s perspective among 50 people living with severe and persistent mental illness, found that discrimination is encountered in many everyday… Read More

Myths & Misconceptions In Mental Health – PsychU Stigma Anniversary Interview With Michael Townsend, LMSW

Interview June 26, 2017

In this interview following up one year after PsychU’s Stigma Forum, Michael Townsend, LMSW dispels common myths about mental health, discusses societal attitudes about those with mental illnesses, and explains… Read More

A New Report Investigates Nurses’ Attitudes Toward Mental Illness

Article June 21, 2017

Very few baccalaureate nursing students choose a career in mental health, according to a newly published report, “Can Completing a Mental Health Nursing Course Change Students’ Attitudes?” by Todd Hastings,… Read More

PsychU Stigma Anniversary Interview With Sita Diehl

Interview June 19, 2017

On June 17, 2016, PsychU sponsored the National Stigma Forum, held at the Marriott Metro Center in Washington DC. The overall objectives of this meeting included discussion of the current… Read More

Why Don’t More Nursing Students Choose The Mental Health Field? A New Study Looks At Mental Illness Stigma Among Nursing Students

Interview June 13, 2017

Todd Hastings, PhD, RN is the lead investigator and author of a new report “Can Completing a Mental Health Nursing Course Change Students’ Attitudes?” During this interview Dr. Hastings shares… Read More

PsychU Stigma Anniversary Interview With Kent Alford, RN, BSN

Interview June 9, 2017

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