Stigma in Mental Health professionals: a systematic review

The effect of stigmatization on health professionals has been a topic that has received relatively little attention. Due to the influential role of professionals in recovery processes, it is vital to know the status of the issue in relation to their beliefs and attitudes. The objective therefore is to know the impact of stigmatizing processes on health professionals. For this reason, a systematic review of the studies available in the specialized literature is proposed. The results point to the existence of certain levels of stigma among health professionals. The opinions of the professionals towards the patients do not differ significantly from those of the general population in social distance. Discriminatory attitudes vary depending on the conditions and the pathology of the patients, with psychosis being the most punished by stigma.