As a psychotherapist, I appreciate your post regarding stigma and mental illness. Every week I seem to get a call from a spouse trying to convince her depressed or anxious husband to come in for therapy. I think we also have to face the fact that mental health treatment is discriminated against at an institutional level.
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www.huffingtonpost.com/glenn-close/mental-illness-the-s...
www.huffingtonpost.com/glenn-close/mental-illness-the-stigma_b_328591.html
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Learn about the stigma of mental illness and the steps families and friends can take to cop with stigma. ... The stigma of mental illness still exists, even though society has become more accepting and understanding of mental illness in recent years.
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www.webmd.com/anxiety-panic/guide/coping-stigma-illness
www.webmd.com/anxiety-panic/guide/coping-stigma-illness
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Mental illness carried great social stigma, especially linked with fear of unpredictable and violent behavior (Star, 1952, 1955; Gurin et al., 1960; Veroff et al., 1981). ... Why is stigma so strong despite better public understanding of mental illness? The answer appears to be fear of violence: people with mental...
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www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/mentalhealth/chapter1/se...
www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/mentalhealth/chapter1/sec1.html
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NAMI StigmaBusters is a network of dedicated advocates across the country and around the world who seek to fight inaccurate and hurtful representations of mental illness. ... Discover In Our Own Voice, a powerful anti-stigma tool to change hearts, minds, and attitudes about mental illness;
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www.nami.org/template.cfm?section=fight_stigma
www.nami.org/template.cfm?section=fight_stigma
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Facts about Stigma and Mental Illness in Diverse Communities What is Stigma? 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) * www.nami.org The Facts about Stigma and Mental Illness in Diverse Communities Fighting Stigma Use respectful language Put the person before the illness use phrases such as "a person with schizophrenia".
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www.nami.org/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm?Conte...
www.nami.org/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm?ContentFileID=5148
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The stigma associated with schizophrenia is pervasive, both in the community and among healthcare workers, and forms a real ... Educational campaigns aimed at people in the community and media personnel could help to demystify mental illness and reduce the portrayal of offensive stereotypes of people with schizophrenia.
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/12720521
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Examples are provided of stigmatizing attitudes that influence the discriminatory behavior and social context in which the power group interacts with people with mental illness. Stigma change is most effective when it includes all the components that describe how a specific power group impacts people with mental illness.
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/15605746
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The effectiveness of efforts designed to address mental illness stigma will rest on our ability to understand stigma processes, the factors that produce and sustain such processes, and the mechanisms that lead from stigmatization to harmful consequences.
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schizophreniabulletin.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/ab...
schizophreniabulletin.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/30/3/511
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The stigma of mental illness such as depression often makes the illness hard to diagnose and treat. ... "That's a good start, but in most of the country people with mental illness have to deal with both the illness and the stigma that makes it that much harder to face."
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www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=5209...
www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=52095
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