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  "abstract": "Background: Mental health clinicians have been found to demonstrate stigma towards people with mental illness through both implicit and explicit methodologies. These are thought to represent distinct yet potentially related dimensions of stigma. However, the association between implicit and explicit stigma is unclear, limiting our understanding of how these could impact clinical outcomes.\n\nAim: This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to synthesise research on the relation between implicit and explicit stigma among mental health clinicians and examine its potential moderators.\n\nMethods: The protocol was preregistered on PROSPERO (CRD42024614725). A systematic search was conducted using PsycINFO, PsycArticles, MEDLINE, EMBASE, ProQuest Central, Web of Science, CINAHL, and Scopus. A random-effects meta-analysis of r-to-z transformed correlations was conducted along with tests of heterogeneity, moderators and publication bias. The features of implicit and explicit measures, methodological quality and clinical outcomes were also extracted.\n\nResults: Ten studies (n = 1,404 clinicians) with 11 independent samples were included. There was a statistically significant, but small, positive pooled correlation between implicit and explicit stigma measures (r = 0.13; 95% CI: 0.04 to 0.23). Heterogeneity was moderate and largely accounted for by studies examining substance use disorder, which showed a slightly stronger correlation (r = 0.27) than for other psychiatric disorders (r = 0.08). Publication bias was not detected.\n\nConclusions: Implicit and explicit stigma appear to be weakly related, so could be considered largely distinct constructs among clinicians. Findings underscore the importance of addressing implicit and explicit stigma in research and practice, which may inform stigma-reduction efforts.",
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      "name": "Christopher Jones"
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      "name": "Eleftherios Kipoulas"
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      "name": "Emma Černis"
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  "title": "The relationship between implicit and explicit stigma of mental illness among mental health clinicians: a systematic review and meta-analysis",
  "title_text": "The relationship between implicit and explicit stigma of mental illness among mental health clinicians: a systematic review and meta-analysis",
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