By the end of this module we hope that you will have gained:

• an overview of stigma and discrimination against people with mental illness

• insight into stigma across different mental illnesses

• clear guidance on how psychiatrists can help reduce stigma and discrimination
  
  
• knowledge on strategies used to reduced to reduce stigma and discrimination 

• an awareness and understanding of how stigma and discrimination have an impact upon the private and public lives of people with mental illness.