The Public Stigma of Mental Illness: What Do We Think; What Do We Know; What Can We Prove?


January 1, 2015

The Public Stigma of Mental Illness: What Do We Think; What Do We Know; What Can We Prove? In a 2015 article from the Journal of Health and Social Behavior, data became available to address the question: Do larger cultural contexts of stigma differ significantly? Preliminary findings suggest...

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Faith and Health: Past and Present of Relations between Faith Communities and the World Health Organization


November 14, 2014

Faith and Health: Past and Present of Relations between Faith Communities and the World Health Organization | Reverend Canon Ted Karpf | 2014 | Christian Journal for Global Health | The author describes collaboration between the WHO and faith-based organizations in the implementation of primary health care, the...

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Effectiveness of Social Skills Training for reduction of self-perceived Stigma in Leprosy


October 27, 2011

by Valsa Augustine of the Schieffelin Institute of Health Research and Leprosy Centre in Tamil Nadu, India; and Miriam Longmore of Somerville College, Oxford University, Oxford, England. To assess the effectiveness of social skills training in leprosy patients to raise self-esteem and reduce self-perceived stigma, five leprosy patients...

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The Christian Medical Commission and the Development of WHO’s Primary Heath Care Approach


November 10, 2004

The Christian Medical Commission and the Development of WHO’s Primary Heath Care Approach | Socrates Litsios | American Journal for Public Health | November 2004 Read More

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