2022
Double Stigma and Help-Seeking Barriers Among Blacks With a Behavioral Health Disorder
Yu Y, Matlin SL, Crusto CA, Hunter B, Tebes JK. Double Stigma and Help-Seeking Barriers Among Blacks With a Behavioral Health Disorder. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal 2022, 45: 183-191. PMID: 34941331, DOI: 10.1037/prj0000507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBehavioral health disordersHealth disordersBlack adultsDepressive symptomsMental illnessHelp-seeking barriersDouble stigmaMental health disordersBehavioral health treatmentSubstance abuse disordersSerial mediation analysisAbuse disordersHealth treatmentHelp-seeking behaviorMediation analysisSymptomsIllnessDisordersAdultsRacial stigmaConsiderable evidenceSerial mediation effectPresent studyAddictionStigma
2017
Socio-psychological mediators of the relationship between behavioral health stigma and psychiatric symptoms
Hunter BA, Mohatt NV, Prince DM, Thompson AB, Matlin SL, Tebes JK. Socio-psychological mediators of the relationship between behavioral health stigma and psychiatric symptoms. Social Science & Medicine 2017, 181: 177-183. PMID: 28407602, PMCID: PMC6557155, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.03.049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBehavioral health treatmentPsychiatric symptomsModified Labeling TheoryHealth treatmentOutpatient behavioral health treatmentOutpatient behavioral health clinicSocial supportBehavioral health clinicHealth clinicsClinical utilityMental illnessSymptomsSpecific mediatorsRejection experiencesHealth stigmaSymptom relationshipsStigmaAdultsTreatmentMediatorsDirect effectWaves of dataUrban settingsClinic