Review Article

Enablers of Mental Illness Stigma: A Scoping Review of Individual Perceptions

Table 2

Summary of study inclusion criteria.

PopulationPeople with mental illness aged 18 and above
ConceptThe study must include “public perception,” “mental illness,” stigma, “religious beliefs,” “cultural beliefs,” “structural violence,” and/or their synonyms
ContextGlobal studies that cover various settings (including schools, communities, hospitals or clinics, places of worship, and workplaces) regardless of the country of study
Date of publicationPublished studies from 2009 to 2023
Source of research evidencePeer-reviewed, full-text empirical studies including primary research, qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methods (published and unpublished thesis)
LanguagesFull-text papers that have been published in English