title: Reducing stigma and discrimination against older people with mental disorders: a technical consensus statement.
abstract: This technical consensus statement is jointly produced by the Old Age Psychiatry section of the World Psychiatric Association and the World Health Organization, with the collaboration of several NGOs and the participation of experts from different Regions. It is intended to be a tool for (i) promoting debate at all levels on the stigmatisation of older people with mental disorders; (ii) outlining the nature, causes and consequences of this stigmatisation; and (iii) promoting and suggesting policies, programmes and actions to combat this stigmatisation.
authors.affiliation: Alzheimer's Disease International.
authors.forename: Nori
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Graham
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lindesay
authors.forename: Cornelius
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Katona
authors.forename: José Manoel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Bertolote
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Camus
authors.forename: John R M
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Copeland
authors.forename: Carlos A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: de Mendonça Lima
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gaillard
authors.forename: Marie Christine
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Gély Nargeot
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gray
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jacobsson
authors.forename: Mireille
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kingma
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kühne
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: O'Loughlin
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Rutz
authors.forename: Benedetto
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Saraceno
authors.forename: Zebulon
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Taintor
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wancata
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D006266:Health Education; D006291:Health Policy; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000592:standards; D011287:Prejudice; D011639:Public Opinion; D013240:Stereotyping