标题:Commentary on the paper by Livingston et al., ‘Evaluation of a campaign to improve awareness and attitudes of young people towards mental health issues’
摘要:M ental health-related stigma is a global pre - dicament, since it causes social exclusion for people with mental health problems (Thornicroft, 2006). It might also prevent people from accessing mental health services, since they expect discrimination in society against people who have a diagnosis of a mental health condition (Thornicroft et al., 2008). Considering the fact that many individuals have an onset of psychiatric symptoms during their adolescence (Costello et al., 2006), mental health-related stigma amongst young people is one of the central issues related to psychiatry, health and education