title: Mental illness stigma in the Israeli context: deliberations and suggestions.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In this paper we deliberate mental illness stigma in the Israeli context and suggest ways to reduce it, emphasizing the community's role in the rehabilitation of persons with mental illness.
  
  
  METHODS
  A literature review of Israeli and international literature of mental illness stigma.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Community mental health, in addition to its traditional focus on developing community-based services, should focus also on community-based interventions such as the delivery of anti-stigma interventions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Providing individualized rehabilitation services in the community while addressing stigma-induced social barriers may create a better recovery ground for Israelis with mental illness.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Mental Health, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Israel. amir.t.tl@gmail.com
authors.forename: Amir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tal
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Roe
authors.forename: Patrick W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Corrigan
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D004651:Employment / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D028701:Patient Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D013240:Stereotyping; D017132:Workplace / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology