Constructs and concepts comprising the stigma of mental illness
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Abstract: People with mental illness frequently confront public stigma and may experience self-stigma. This review discusses the concepts of mental illness stigma and its consequences for those with mental illness. After a conceptual overview of stigma prominent consequences pertaining to public stigma (i.e., employment, health care quality) and self-stigma (i.e., self-confidence, quality of life, “why try” effect) are reviewed. We discuss the three main public stigma change strategies - protest, education, and contact – as well as current selfstigma change strategies (e.g., psychoeducation, cognitive-behavioral therapy). We conclude by noting that anti-stigma initiatives with more tailored content for specific groups (e.g., police officers vs. general public) may diminish the negative consequences of mental illness stigma by providing more concrete ways to help stigmatized people.Constructos y conceptos abarcativos del estigma sobre la enfermedad mental Resumen: Las personas con enfermedades mentales con frecuencia se enfrentan al estigma público y pueden experimentar autoestigma. Esta revisión analiza los conceptos referidos al estigma de las enfermedades mentales y sus consecuencias para las personas que las padecen. Después de una visión global de carácter conceptual sobre el estigma, se examinan las consecuencias más importantes del estigma público (por ejemplo empleo y calidad de la atención) y del auto-estigma (por ejemplo auto confianza, calidad de vida o el efecto “por qué intentarlo”). Se discuten también las tres principales estrategias de cambio del estigma público - protesta, educación y contacto – así como las estrategias actuales de intervención sobre el auto-estigma (por ejemplo, psicoeducación y terapia cognitiva-conductual). Concluimos señalando que iniciativas anti-estigma con contenidos específicamente adaptados para grupos específicos (por ejemplo, agentes de policía frente al público en general) pueden disminuir las consecuencias negativas del estigma de la enfermedad mental proporcionando vías más concretas para ayudar a las personas estigmatizadas.
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Stigma toward people with mental illness has a negative effect on their quality of life, therapeutic results, and risk of suicide and mortality.
“It has a negative effect on their quality of life, worse therapeutic results, and even an increased risk of suicide and mortality [1-3].”
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- Authors
- Michaels, P. J., López, M., Rüsch, N., & Corrigan, P. W.
- Affiliations
- Illinois Institute of Technology (US)
- Psychiatrische Universitätsklinik Zürich (CH)
- Venue
- Psychology, Society, & Education
- Publisher
- Cordoba University Press (UCOPress)
- Published
- 2017-04-27
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 183
- ISSN
- 1989-709X (ISSN-L)
- 2171-2085
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- W2108287510
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- 75
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- 10.20
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
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- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychology and Mental Health
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- Keywords
- mental health stigma, public stigma, self-stigma, stigma reduction interventions, employment effects, quality of care, self-confidence, quality of life, protest, contact, psychoeducation, cognitive behavioral therapy, police officers
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