The Scottish Mental Illness Stigma Study: Final Report

Wendy Halliday; Jo Finlay; Simon Hunter; Lorraine Simpson; Derek Ewens; Alastair Graham; Abi Sharp; Ian Christie; Katie Allan; Pamela Jenkins

The Scottish Mental Illness Stigma Study: Final Report

Wendy Halliday, Jo Finlay, Simon Hunter, Lorraine Simpson, Derek Ewens, Alastair Graham, Abi Sharp, Ian Christie, Katie Allan, Pamela Jenkins

Psychology

Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

Abstract

There is a growing appreciation that mental health exists on a spectrum, that mental health fluctuate and anyone can experience mental health problems. Despite this, the findings from this research indicate that stigma toward those living with mental illness endures across many areas of life.
The Scottish Mental Illness Stigma Study (SMISS) aimed to identify the experiences of stigma and discrimination faced by people who reported living with severe, complex and/or enduring mental illness in Scotland. It was inspired by the Australian National Stigma Report Card.
SMISS was commissioned by and carried out on behalf of See Me, Scotland’s national anti-stigma programme, in partnership with the Mental Health Foundation (MHF) Scotland, Glasgow Caledonian University (School of Health and Life Sciences) and The Lines Between.

Original language	English
Publisher	Mental Health Foundation
Commissioning body	See Me Scotland
Number of pages	242
Publication status	Published - Sept 2022

Keywords

stigma
mental illness
discrimination in childhood

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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The Scottish Mental Illness Stigma Study: Final Report

Abstract

Keywords

UN SDGs

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Measurement invariance of the Self-Stigma of Mental Illness Scale (Short Form) across Scottish and Australian adults living with severe and enduring mental illness

The Scottish Mental Illness Stigma Study: Research Overview

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