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The aim of the present study is to determine the prevalence of self /social stigma of mental illness, attitude of people towards seeking psychological help and the impact of self-stigma/social stigma of mental illness on the attitude of people towards seeking psychological help. Another objective of the study was to see the impact of demographics on the study variables. The sample comprised of 200 participants (males= 68 and females=132) between the age range of 20 to 60years. Data was collected through convenient purposive sampling from the twin cities of Pakistan i.e. Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Attitude Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help Scale (ATSPPHS) (Fischer and Farina, 1995), Self-Stigma of Seeking Help Scale (SSOSHS) (SSOSHS; Vogel et.al., 2006) and Social Stigma for Receiving Psychological Help Scale (SSRPHS) (SSPRH; Komiya et.al., 2000) were used for data collection.
Midhat Farzeen, Nazia Mustafa, Niaz Ahmed Bhutto. (2018) IMPACT OF SELF STIGMA AND SOCIAL STIGMA OF MENTAL ILLNESS ON THE ATTITUDE OF PEOPLE TOWARDS SEEKING PSYCHOLOGICAL HELP, Grassroots, Volume 52, Issue 2.
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