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Stigma reduction research and advancing evidence-based practices​

Research on addressing discrimination and stigma has shown that individuals’ attitudes improve when they have direct contact with persons with mental illnesses, when they can get to know people beyond labels and myths.

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3 Tips for Telling Stories That Move People to Action

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Measuring the Impact of Programs that Challenge the Public Stigma of Mental Illness

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Actions speak louder ... Tackling discrimination against people with mental illness

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Challenging the Public Stigma of Mental Illness- A Meta-Analysis of Outcome Studies

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Diagnostic overshadowing

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Employment stigma article

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Mass Approaches to Challenge the Stigma of Mental Illness

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Rethinking theoretical approaches to stigma A Framework Integrating

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Evolution of public attitudes about mental illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Stigma, negative attitudes and discrimination towards mental illness within the nursing profession: a review of the literature

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Key Ingredients of Anti-Stigma Programs Health Care Providers: A Data Synthesis of Evaluative Studies

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Are some of the stigmas of addictions culturally sanctioned?

Fighting the stigma of mental illness, with Patrick Corrigan

The Stigma Effect: Unintended Consequences of Mental Health Campaigns by Patrick Corrigan

Challenging the Stigma of Mental Illness: Lessons for Therapists and Advocates by Patrick W. Corrigan, David Roe, Hector W. H. Tsang

Person-Centered Care for Mental Illness: The Evolution of Adherence and Self-Determination by Patrick Corrigan

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Developing a Research Agenda for Understanding the Stigma of Addictions Part I: Lessons From the Mental Health Stigma Literature

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Developing a Research Agenda for Reducing the Stigma of Addictions, Part II: Lessons From the Mental Health Stigma Literature

Mental Health Stigma and Support with Hanna Maechtle

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