Evaluating Explicit and Implicit Stigma of Mental Illness in Mental Health Professionals and Medical Students

• DOI: 10.1007/s10597-014-9796-6
• Publication Date: 2014-12-22T10:14:17Z
• Authors: Maciej Kopera; Hubert Suszek; Erin Bonar; Maciej Myszka; Bartłomiej Gmaj; Mark Ilgen; Marcin Wojnar
• Keywords: Ambivalence; Implicit-association test; Implicit attitude; Stigma; Health Professionals; Association (psychology); Mentally ill

The study investigated explicit and implicit attitudes towards people with mental illness among medical students (non-professionals) no previous contact mentally ill patients psychiatrists psychotherapists (professionals) who had at least 2 years of professional patients. Explicit where assessed by self-report. Implicit were measured the Go/No-Go Association Task, a variant Test that does not require use comparison category. Compared to non-professionals, health professionals reported significantly higher approach emotions than non-professionals illness, showed lesser tendency discriminate against them, held less restrictive attitudes. Both groups negative ill. Results suggest both display ambivalent professional, long-term necessarily modify