Stigma of Mental Illness in Germans and Turkish Immigrants in Germany: The Effect of Causal Beliefs

Stigma of Mental Illness in Germans and Turkish Immigrants in Germany: The Effect of Causal Beliefs

Background: Stigma poses an additional burden for people suffering from mental illness, one that often impairs their social participation and can prevent them from seeking adequate help. It is therefore crucial to understand how stigma develops in order to counteract it by setting up effective evide...

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Main Authors: Ulrike Von Lersner, Julia Gerb, Serdar Hizli, Daniel Waldhuber, Anton Felix Wallerand, Malek Bajbouj, Georg Schomerus, Matthias C. Angermeyer, Eric Hahn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
stigma
mental illness
causal beliefs
social distance
cross-cultural psychology
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00046/full

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