Stigmatization and mental disorder

Obsessive compulsive disorder and stigmatization

BACKGROUND: Individuals suffering from mental disorder have to deal with both symptoms of their disorders and with stigmatizing attitudes and acts. A particular risk represents internalized stigma, which negatively influences psychological well-being of patients, as well as treatment efficiency. Patients with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and their family members might be exposed to stigm...

The stigmatization of sufferers with mental disorders.

Self-stigmatization in patients with bipolar disorder.

BACKGROUND Prejudicial beliefs, emotions, and behaviours cause discrimination against people labeled as mentally ill. This stigmatization is sometimes internalized by the patients, leading to self-stigmatization. Specific features and impacts of stigmatization and self-stigmatization in patients with bipolar illness are the subjects of this review. METHOD Studies were identified through PUBME...

Stigmatization, physical illness and mental health in primary ciliary dyskinesia.

Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) causes chronic cough, sinusitis and bronchiectasis, and half of patients also show situs inversus. The genetic basis and visible and concealed chronic symptoms provide potential for stigmatization. We describe a structural equation model linking a questionnaire measure of stigmatization to sex, age, personality (Big Five), symptoms (St George's Respiratory Quest...

Mental Health and Mental Disorder

Mental Health and Mental Disorder. Edited by Arnold M. Rose. Routledge and Kegan Paul. 40s. The emergence of group methods in the treatment of mental illness in this country is still regarded with some suspicion by many workers in the mental health field. There is a tendency to consider the treatment of numbers of patients at the same time as a second best, though most people agree that the sho...