Stigma constitutes a threat for professionals who work in mental health care, through their association with mental illness as a discrediting attribute. Together with nurses' unclear self-perception, recent insights suggest that stigma may inform the apparent identity crisis within the mental health ...
A hidden burden is the social stigma and loss of human rights so commonly associated with mental illness. Rejection by society, families, employers, and even caregivers compounds the isolation, humiliation, and pain suffered by the mentally ill. Loss of earning power and independence also play ...
Clinicians were also reluctant to refer patients for HCV treatment if there were mental health concerns or substance use.40 In addition, patient-level factors, such as competing priorities, fear of adverse effects, stigma, and negative interactions with health care professionals, may be associated ...
This editorial states that the stigma attached to mental illness is the main reason that people fail to seek treatment. The stigma makes the community and health care professionals see the patients with low regard which translates into poor services and a low use of diagnostic procedures when ...
The report indicates that there is still a strong indication of a stigma associated with mental illness in home and work. The study reveals that 46% of Canadians think people use the term mental illness in relation to bad behaviour. Fifty-nine percent expect that the number of people with ...
Currently, one of the difficulties associated with patient recovery from severe mental disorders is stigma. Some authors have even identified its effects as a "second illness." In order to combat these difficulties, various stigma awareness programs have been launched. Furthermore, in recent ye...
(Latha et al., 2007; Verhulst et al., 2003). A large treatment gap exists formental health issues, as there are many barriers in place. These barriers include the cost of care, stigma of mental illness and shortages of professionals (Patel et al., 2007). One study found that 75% of...
A hidden burden is the social stigma and loss of human rights so commonly associated with mental illness. Rejection by society, families, employers, and even caregivers compounds the isolation, humiliation, and pain suffered by the mentally ill. Loss of earning power and independence also play ...
S. (2010). Stigma and mental illness: inves- tigating attitudes of mental health and non mental health profes- sionals and trainees. Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education and Development, 49, 189-202.Smith AL, Cashwell CS. Stigma and Mental Illness: Investigating Attitudes of Mental ...
Stigma is a complex construct that includes public, self, and structural components. It directly affects people with mental illness, as well as their support system, provider network, and community resources. The effects of stigma are moderated by knowledge of mental illness and cultural relevance....