Mental illness stigma: Concepts, consequences, and initiatives to reduce stigma
Стигматизация психических заболеваний: понятия, последствия и инициативы по снижению стигмы
2005-09-20
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Persons with mental illness frequently encounter public stigma and may suffer from self-stigma. This review aims to clarify the concept of mental illness stigma and discuss consequences for individuals with mental illness. After a conceptual overview of stigma we discuss two leading concepts of mental illness stigma and consequences of stigma, focussing on self-stigma/empowerment and fear of stigma as a barrier to using health services. Finally, we discuss three main strategies to reduce stigma -- protest, education, and contact -- and give examples of current anti-stigma campaigns. Well-designed anti-stigma initiatives will help to diminish negative consequences of mental illness stigma.
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Mental illness stigma can undermine empowerment and create fear that discourages people from seeking health services.
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People with mental illness commonly experience public stigma and may internalize it as self-stigma.
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The review highlights protest, education, and contact as the three principal strategies for reducing mental illness stigma.
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Well-designed anti-stigma initiatives, including current public campaigns, can help diminish the negative consequences of mental illness stigma.
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mental illness stigma affecting persons with mental illness
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the concepts, consequences, and reduction strategies of mental illness stigma, including self-stigma, empowerment, fear as a barrier to health-service use, and protest, education, and contact interventions
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