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Description: This work investigates the perception of eight different mental disorders within the Stereotype Content Model (SCM). Study 1 (N = 197) includes a sample representative for the German population in terms of age and gender. Study 2 (N = 55) includes a sample of health care professionals (i.e., psychotherapists in training). Results reveal distinct warmth and competence evaluations for people with different mental disorders (e.g., people with alcohol dependence were seen as less warm and less competent than people with depression or phobia). Judgments by psychotherapists in training were less pronounced and less variable than those by the general sample. Future directions and practical implications are discussed.