This book is a collection of writings on how society has stigmatized mentally ill persons, their families, and their caregivers. First-hand accounts poignantly portray what it is like to be the victim of stigma and mental illness. Stigma and Mental Illness also presents historical, societal, and...
Both forms contribute to negative outcomes such that people avoid communicating openly about their illness and seeking help from mental health professionals. Therefore, education and actions are needed on a societal and professional level to combat the stigmatization of mental disorders. Keywords ...
Stigma against people with mental illness is a very complex public health problem. There could be diverse reasons for this ranging from: Lack of awareness;Fear of a dimly-comprehended and much-misunderstood illness;Illogical generalizations; andDisrespect for the heterogeneity of life. Lack of awarene...
Evidence suggests that people with mental illness experience discrimination by being stigmatised both by the general public and by healthcare professionals. The experience of stigma may result in a delay in seeking professional help, loss of self-esteem and is a serious inhibitor to recovery and ...
There is so much ignorance aboutmental illness. 人们对精神疾病很不了解。 辞典例句 Heredity also plays a role in some types ofmental illness. 遗传在某些精神病中也有作用. 辞典例句 Laing regards the concept ofmental illnessas both unscientific and stigmatizing. ...
Examined the indicators of stigma for various mental health problems among laypersons and health care providers (HCPs) in a rural community in West Bengal, India. An instrument for study of cultural representations of illness, the EMIC, was adopted and translated into Bengali and administered to ...
Free Essay: Many people worldwide that have a mental illness are faced not only coping with their health, but the stigma that comes with it. Many will go...
Penn, David L., and James Martin. "The Stigma of Severe Mental Illness: Some Potential Solutions for a Recalcitrant Problem." Psychiatric Quarterly 69.3 (2002): 235-47. Web. 7 Feb. 2012.Penn DJ, Martin J (1998) The stigma of severe mental illness: some potential solutions to a ...
AIMS: Suicide rates are increased among unemployed individuals and mental illness stigma can contribute to both unemployment and suicidality. Persons with mental illness perceive negative attitudes among the general public and experience discrimination in their everyday life (=public stigma components) poten...
“你参与治疗什么样的精神疾病?”我问。 “精神分裂症,”他回答说。 “你是怎么治疗精神分裂症的?”我问。 “就像你在演讲中说那样,”他回答说,“我不治疗精神分裂症。我治疗病人的其他部分。” 我用佛教的合掌向他表示敬意。他已经明白了。 我问道:“治疗的结果怎么样?”尽管我知道答案是什么。