Abstract It is widely held in philosophy that knowing not a state of mind. On this view, rather than knowledge itself constituting mental state, when we know, occupy belief exhibits some additional non-mental characteristics. Fascinatingly, however, new empirical findings from cognitive neuroscience and experimental now offer direct, converging evidence the brain can—and often does—treat as if ...

Notice that the other usual suggestions for what constitutes evidence – beliefs, memories, perceptual experiences, etc. – are mental states. Knowledge seems to differ from these, because the concept of knowledge is generally taken to combine a mental state (i.e. a belief) with a nonmental factor (the truth of the proposition believed) and other conditions. But on Williamson’s account, knowledge...

Background: Mental disorders are widely recognized as a major contributor to the global burden of disease worldwide. The aim of this study was to examine the knowledge and attitude about mental illness among general public. Method: This is a cross-sectional survey conducted from October 2008 to March 2009. A questionnaire was designed to assess knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding mental...

BACKGROUND In order to reduce the huge treatment gap in mental health, WHO has called for integrating mental health into primary care. The purposes of this study are to provide a training course to improve the community mental health staff's knowledge of mental health and reduce stigma related to mental illness, as well as to evaluate the impact of this training on knowledge and stigma. METHO...

BACKGROUND The large and growing number of probationers with mental illnesses pose significant challenges to the probationer officers who supervise them. Stigma towards mental illnesses among probation officers is largely unstudied and the effectiveness of training initiatives designed to educate probation officers about mental illness is unknown. To address these gaps in the literature, we rep...