Enablers of Mental Illness Stigma: A Scoping Review of Individual Perceptions
Table 4
Summary of study themes.
Major theme
Subtheme
Perceptions about mental illness
Perceived nature of illness Perceived etiology/causality Nature of treatment modalities
Perceptions about stigma and discrimination
Labeling and stereotyping Prejudice Public discrimination Rejection sensitivity
Forms of stigma perception
Family-orchestrated stigma and discrimination Structural/institutional stigma and discrimination Health professional stigma Associative stigma Internalized/self-stigma