Stigma affects people with mental illness, limiting access to services and contributing to poor health and well-being. It influences practitioner choices. Occupational therapy practitioners should be part of the solution to stigma. This research suggests that a contact-based intervention could change student attitudes.
BT - The American journal of occupational therapy DO - 10.5014/ajot.2017.71S1-PO3132 IS - 4_Supplement_1 J2 - Am J Occup Ther LA - eng N2 -Stigma affects people with mental illness, limiting access to services and contributing to poor health and well-being. It influences practitioner choices. Occupational therapy practitioners should be part of the solution to stigma. This research suggests that a contact-based intervention could change student attitudes.
PY - 2017 T2 - The American journal of occupational therapy TI - Tackling stigma: Learning from lived experience to be part of the solution. VL - 71 SN - 0272-9490 ER -