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Stigma of mental illness: An interventional study to reduce its impact in the community

Author(s) -

S Kalyanasundaram,

Ramaprasad Dharitri,

SuryanarayanN Rao

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

indian journal of psychiatry

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485

H-Index - 34

eISSN - 1998-3794

pISSN - 0019-5545

DOI - 10.4103/0019-5545.158175

Subject(s) - stigma (botany) , mental illness , intervention (counseling) , psychology , medicine , context (archaeology) , rural community , psychiatry , clinical psychology , mental health , geography , archaeology , socioeconomics , sociology

Research literature has documented the nature of stigma associated with mental illness (MI) and its consequences in all spheres of life of ill persons and their families. It is also suggested that there is a need to develop intervention strategies to reduce stigma. However, very little is reported about these initiatives in the Indian context.

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