Social stigma is an underestimated contributing factor to unemployment in people with mental illness or mental health issues: position paper and future directions

Abstract Background As yet, little is known about the effects of mental health stigma on sustainable employment. This is surprising, as mental health stigma is common, and because people with severe and common mental disorders are 7 and 3 times more likely to be unemployed, respectively, than people...

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Main Author: Evelien P. M. Brouwers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:BMC Psychology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40359-020-00399-0