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("Negative societal attitudes toward mental health often contribute to misconceptions and stereotypes about psychiatry, a phenomenon known as “associative stigma”. This stigma can hinder collaboration between psychiatrists and other specialists and deter students from pursuing psychiatry as a career...Stigmatizing attitudes and behaviors towards people with mental disorders exhibited by the general public result in numerous harmful effects, including unemployment, poor quality of life, and social exclusion [2].")