Overall, the nursing literature provides (a) a
description of those individuals who tend to
stigmatize, (b) insight into the experience and
management of stigma, and (c) information about
stigmatized individuals' preference for stigmareduction
efforts and their preference for accessing
mental health services. Only one intervention study
in nursing (conducted in the United Kingdom),
Essler, Arthur, and Stickley (2006), successfully
reduced stigma among adolescents using a schoolbased
intervention. This intervention consisted of a
mental health workshop (with a contact approach
component) and theatrical drama.