Background: There is a wide range of literature on stigmatization and discrimination of
people with mental illness. Most studies, however, derive from Western countries. This …

Schizophrenia is a severe form of mental illness that affects about 7 per 1,000 of the adult
population. It is estimated that globally about 29 million people have schizophrenia. With the …

Abstract In 2014, the Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (AMCD)
appointed a committee to revise the Multicultural Counseling Competencies developed by …

This paper presents an overview of the World Mental Health (WMH) Survey Initiative version
of the World Health Organization (WHO) Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) …

The purpose of this paper is to present research on the effects of postpartum depression
(PPD) on mothers, fathers, and children that point to a re-conceptualization of PPD as a …

Objective: Although stigma associated with serious mental illness, substance abuse
disorders, and depression has been studied very little is known about stigma associated …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the shortage of mental health professionals in low-and middle-
income countries (LMICs). METHODS: We used data from the World Health Organization's …

People with mental illness face stigma and discrimination in a variety of settings which can
have an economic impact. Aim–The aim of this paper was to identify literature on the …

Purpose: The stigma experienced by the family members of an individual with a stigmatized
illness is defined by 3 dimensions: caregiver stigma, lay public stigma, and structural stigma …

Purpose When someone has a mental illness, family members may share the experience of
stigma. Past research has established that family members' experiences of stigma by …