Mental Illness Stigma Entrenched In American Culture; New Strategies Needed

Mental Illness Stigma Entrenched In American Culture; New Strategies Needed
A joint study by Indiana University and Columbia University researchers found no change in prejudice and discrimination toward people with serious mental illness or substance abuse problems despite a greater embrace by the public of neurobiological explanations for these illnesses.The study, published online Sept. 15 in the American Journal of Psychiatry, raises vexing questions about the …
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Study: Mental illness stigma entrenched in American culture; new strategies needed
A joint study by Indiana University and Columbia University researchers found no change in prejudice and discrimination toward people with serious mental illness or substance abuse problems despite a greater embrace by the public of neurobiological explanations for these illnesses.
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