PubMed · 2001 · 147 citations · 11 references
Social SciencesPsychiatryPsychologyAdult PsychiatryHealth PsychologyMental Health CareIllness PerceptionMental HealthMental IllnessSchizophrenia Spectrum DisordersStigma ReductionStigmatizationControl Group DesignHealth-related StigmaMatched Control GroupMental Health StigmaMental Health Stigma ReductionPublic Self-awarenessStigma AppraisalStigma In Medical Psychiatry
BACKGROUND: Psychiatric patients carry the additional burden of stigma. METHODS: The views of 300 psychiatric out-patients and day-patients and 100 mental health workers concerning stigma were sought. The control group comprised 50 cardiac out-patients. RESULTS: A fair proportion of patients with schizophrenia or depression perceived that stigma had a negative effect on their self-esteem, relationships and job opportunities. The majority felt a need for an increase in public awareness of mental illness. In contrast, the cardiac patients reported very little stigmatization. CONCLUSIONS: The diagnostic label of mental illness may render the person vulnerable to stigmatization. Possible causes of stigma and ways of reducing stigma are discussed.
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Stigma: Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity
Postgraduate Medical Journal · 1969 · 14.3K citations · Full text
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Ian Brockington, Peter A. Hall, Jenny Levings et al. · The British Journal of Psychiatry · 1993 · 388 citations