This section contains a list of evaluation measures and tools, developed and/or tested by members of the WPA Stigma Section.
Evaluation Measures.
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Barriers to Access to Care Evaluation Scale (BACE) Clement S, Brohan E, Jeffery D, et al., BMC Psychiatry, 2012, 12:36.
Brief Battery for Measurement of Stigmatizing Versus Affirming Attitudes about Mental Illness Corrigan PW, Powell KJ, Michaels PJ, Psychiatry Research, 2013, 215(2): 466-470.
Costs of Discrimination Assessment (CODA) Wright S, Henderson C, Thornicroft G, et al., Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol, 2015, 50(5): 787-795.
Decision Aid for Disclosure of Mental Illness to Employers Brohan E, Henderson C, Slade M, Thornicroft G. Patient Education and Counselling, 2013; 94(2), 238-242.
Discrimination and Stigma Scale (DISC) Brohan E, Clement S, et al. Psychiatry Research, 2013, 208(1): 33-40.
Images of Psychiatry Scale Stuart H, Sartorius N, Liinamaa T, and the Images Study Group, BMC Psychiatry, 2014, 14: 337-346.
Inventories to Measure the Scope and Impact of Stigma Experiences from the Perspective of Those who are Stigmatized Stuart H, Killer M, Milev R. In, Arboleda-Flórez J, Sartorius N. (Eds.) Understanding the Stigma of Mental Illness (pp. 193-204) London: John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2008.
Ithica Toolkit for Monitoring Human Rights and General Health Care in Psychiatric and Social Institutions Randall J, Thornicroft G, Burti L, Katschnig H, et al. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 2013, 22(3), 241-254.
Mental Health Experiences Scale Stuart H, Patten S, Koller M, Modgill L, Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 2014, 59(10, Supplement 1), S27-S33.
Mental lllness Knowledge Scale (MAKS) Evans-Lacko S, Little K, Meltzer H, et al. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 2010, 55(7): 440-448.
Mental Illness Clinicians’ Attitude Scale (MICA) Gabbidon J, Clement S, Nieuwenhuizen A, et al. Psychiatry Research, 2013, 206(1): 81-87.
Opening Minds Scale for Healthcare Providers (OMS-HC) Modgill G, Patton S, Knaak S, et al. BMC Psychiatry, 2014, 14: 120.
Questionnaire on Anticipated Discrimination (QUAD) Gabbidon J, Brohan E, Clement S, et al. BMC Psychiatry, 2013, 13: 297.
Reported and Intended Behaviour Scale (RIBS) Evans-Lacko S, Rose D, Little K, et al. Epidemiol Psychiatry Sci, 2011, 20(3): 263-271.
Self-stigma of Mental Illness Scale—Short Form Corrigan PW, Michaels PJ, Vega E. et al. Psychiatry Research, 2012, 199(1): 65-69.
The California Assessment of Stigma Change Corrigan PW, Gause M, Michaels J, et al. Community Mental Health Journal, 2014, 51(6): 635-640.