2024
Differences in Mental Illness Stigma by Disorder and Gender: Population-Based Vignette Randomized Experiment in Rural Uganda.
Lee Y, Christ R, Mbabazi R, Dabagia J, Prendergast A, Wykoff J, Dasari S, Safai D, Nakaweesi S, Aturinde S, Galvin M, Akena D, Ashaba S, Waiswa P, Rosenheck R, Tsai A. Differences in Mental Illness Stigma by Disorder and Gender: Population-Based Vignette Randomized Experiment in Rural Uganda. PLOS Mental Health 2024, 1: e0000069. PMID: 39188639, PMCID: PMC11345708, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmen.0000069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental illness stigmaIllness stigmaAnxiety disordersMental disordersLevels of mental illness stigmaRural UgandaImprove population mental healthAnti-stigma initiativesLevel of stigmaPopulation mental healthGeneralized anxiety disorderDSM-5 criteriaAlcohol use disorderEmpirical p-valuesVignette studyMental illnessPairwise mean comparisonsDistricts of UgandaPopulation-basedMental healthDepressive disorderGender combinationsUse disorderSecondary analysisStudy participants
2023
Twelve-month outcomes of a destigmatizing theatrical intervention in rural Uganda
Lee Y, Christ R, Blackwell S, Rauben K, Krause A, Monnig E, Ssekalo I, Iheanacho T, Rosenheck R. Twelve-month outcomes of a destigmatizing theatrical intervention in rural Uganda. Current Psychology 2023, 43: 14676-14685. DOI: 10.1007/s12144-023-05427-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental illness stigmaIllness stigmaTwelve-month outcomesLow-income settingsLong-term effectivenessMental health stigmaPrimary outcomeStudy participantsHealth stigmaRural UgandaConfidence intervalsInterventionEffect sizeMonthsOutcomesAverage improvementStigmaAcceptance ScaleParticipantsFollowBaselineWeeks