The stigmatization of mental illness by mental health professionals: Scoping review and bibliometric analysis.

ABSTRACT: Although research suggests that mental health professionals stigmatize mental illness, studies on this topic are relativity new. Little is known about the state of this research and existing literature reviews exhibit multiple limitations. Accordingly, a scoping review was performed on the endorsed stigmatization of mental illness by mental health professionals, with the aim of exploring how research is conducted and whether there are gaps in the literature. Studies were included from any time period if they supplied findings on the endorsed stigmatization of mental illness by mental health professionals. Research was identified through electronic databases (i.e., PsycINFO, Embase, Medline, Scopus) and other sources (i.e., the Griffith University library, Google Scholar, literature reviews

SUBMITTER: Jauch M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9858369 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature