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    Public stigma towards mental illness in the Greek culture

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    Authors
    Tzouvara, Vasiliki
    Papadopoulos, Chris
    Issue Date
    2014-12
    Subjects
    attitudes
    culture
    Greek
    mental illness
    Greece
    
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    Abstract
    Mental illness stigma negatively affects the lives of individuals with mental health disorders. Studies have indicated that the type and degree of stigma significantly varies across cultures. This study aimed to add to this body of knowledge by examining the prevalence and the type of mental illness stigma among individuals who identified themselves as Greek. It also examined the influence of a range of potential within-culture stigma moderating factors, including levels of previous experience with mental illness and mental illness knowledge. A cross-sectional quantitative design was employed, and 111 participants living in England and Greece were sampled through the snowball sampling technique. Stigma prevalence was measured using the 'Community Attitudes to Mental Illness' questionnaire. The findings revealed that participants showed a high degree of sympathy for people with mental illness but also considered them to be inferior and of a lower social class, and needing strict societal control. Higher stigma was significantly associated with being educated in England (instead of Greece), higher religiosity, lower knowledge levels and lower levels personal experience of mental illness. Targeted antistigma campaigns specifically tailored for the Greek culture are required in order to help reduce stigmatizing attitudes.
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    Tzouvara, V., Papadopoulos, C. (2014) 'Public stigma towards mental illness in the Greek culture' Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 21 (10):931-8 J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs
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    Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10547/558816
    DOI
    10.1111/jpm.12146
    PubMed ID
    24646410
    Additional Links
    http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jpm.12146/abstract
    Language
    en
    ISSN
    1365-2850
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1111/jpm.12146
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