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Audience Response to Photovoice as a Mental Illness Antistigma Intervention
(2016)The present study examined the effectiveness and efficacy of a novel antistigma intervention in reducing mental illness stigma, as well as the role of audience empathy as a mediator of stigma reduction following antistigma ... -
Do the stigma of mental illness and the stigma of non-suicidal self-injury intersect?
(2023)Background: It is well-known that individuals with a mental illness (MI) are highly stigmatized. Oftentimes, the public views these individuals as blameworthy, and this often leads to discrimination, segregation, and ... -
Does mental illness stigma differ across disorders? An investigation of public stigma and attribution theory in social anxiety disorder, depression & schizophrenia
(2021)Individuals experiencing mental illness face numerous negative social, economic, and personal outcomes, partly due to the public stigma around mental illness. Attribution theory posits that stigma occurs when publicly ... -
Exploring the role of cannabis in fatal car crashes and a survey of Canadians’ beliefs, cannabis use behaviours and decision-making processes related to cannabis and driving
(2023)This mixed-method research project involved two phases investigating relationships between cannabis use and driving. The first phase utilized data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) to determine how much ... -
Interpersonal experiences of the clinically depressed: excessive reassurance seeking and negative feedback seeking
(2013)Individuals with depression can engage in aversive interpersonal behaviours, such as excessive reassurance seeking and negative feedback seeking, which can themselves be associated with problematic social relationships. ... -
Interprofessional care in a community mental health outpatient program: client outcomes at discharge and follow-up
(2013-02-03)Increased collaboration between health professionals has been identified as a means of improving the quality of client care while operating within the constraints of a publicly funded health care system. One such model of ... -
Mechanisms of change within group cognitive-behavioural therapy for anxiety
(2015-10-21)Although the efficacy of group Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (GCBT) is well documented, the mechanisms by which this therapy works are not well understood. Evaluating mediators and moderators of symptom change during therapy ... -
Predicting cognitive and bhavioural responses to social situations: exploring the roles of anxiety sensitivity and perfectionism
(2019)Despite their relevance to social anxiety (SA), few studies have examined the influence of perfectionism and anxiety sensitivity on SA-maintaining factors such as anticipatory and post- event processing (i.e., repetitive ... -
The role of intolerance of uncertainty in social anxiety: interpretation of ambiguous social information
(2018)The existence of intolerance of uncertainty (IU) about ambiguous social information in individuals with social anxiety has only recently begun to be explored by researchers, whereas the cognitive mechanisms whereby IU might ... -
Severity and gendered mental disorders: does perceived illness severity influence gendered stereotypes of mental health stigma?
(2020)Compounding the already difficult nature of mental illness is the stigma attached to it, and mental illness is highly stigmatized. Social scientists have begun to explore and find evidence that stereotypes are not always ... -
Social anxiety and alcohol use: examining the relationships among social anxiety, anxiety sensitivity, and alcohol-related variables
(2015)Socially anxious undergraduates tend to report more alcohol-related problems despite consuming less alcohol than non-anxious counterparts. The present study aimed to clarify this paradox by examining the roles of anxiety ... -
Stigma associated with seeking help for psychological distress: how public and self-stigma, help-seeking attitudes and intent, self-compassion, and empathy relate
College and university students experience high levels of psychological distress and would likely benefit from accessing mental health services. However, the stigma associated with seeking help as well as the stigma ... -
Stigma resistance versus self-stigma in university students with mental health problems
(2023)Self-stigma is the process by which an individual is aware of, agrees with, and internalizes demeaning societal stereotypes and prejudices. Stigma resistance is when an individual may be aware of societal stigma, yet ...