Mental Illness and Stigma: Has Psychiatry Done more Harm than Good?
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. The result-fo...
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Published in | Indian journal of psychological medicine Vol. 37; no. 2; pp. 181 - 183 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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New Delhi, India
SAGE Publications
01.04.2015
Sage Publications Ltd. (UK) Sage Publications, New Delhi India Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd SAGE Publishing |
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Summary: | 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. The result-for the mentally ill-could well be diminished access to social determinants of healthcare, employment, and housing. In addition, people with mental illnesses are exposed to numerous health risks such as malnutrition, drug abuse, violence and homelessness. Maybe this explains nondisclosure of illness in an increasingly degenerate civil society. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 0253-7176 0975-1564 |
DOI: | 10.4103/0253-7176.155618 |