Exploring Social Factors of Mental Illness Stigmatization in Adolescents with Mental Disorders

Factors associated with stigmatization of persons with mental illness.

Stigmatization of individuals with mental illnesses is widespread and serves as a major barrier to treatment. In a survey of 116 undergraduates, the authors examined the impact of diagnosis, attitudes about treatment, and psychiatric terminology on stigma associated with mental illness. Stigmatization of schizophrenia was significantly higher than stigmatization of depression. More positive att...

The stigmatization of sufferers with mental disorders.

[Stigmatization on the way to recovery in mental illness - the factors associated with social functioning].

Persons with mental disorders often experience stigmatization. There is a number of social factors that may affect the process of recovery and at the same time, in certain circumstances, could be a source of stigma. Mentally ill may find strength in themselves to fight against the disease or the opposite - can internalize the negative attitudes of the society and become self-stigmatized. The pa...

Exploring the Impact of Mental Health Education on Adolescents’ Perceptions about Mental Health and Mental Illness

Factors Promoting Mental Health of Adolescents Who Have a Parent with Mental Illness: A Longitudinal Study

BACKGROUND Children of parents with mental illness have an elevated risk of developing a range of mental health and psychosocial problems. Yet many of these children remain mentally healthy. OBJECTIVE The present study aimed to get insight into factors that protect these children from developing internalizing and externalizing problems. METHODS Several possible individual, parent-child, and...