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More to it than stigma: the multiple ways young people make sense of mental illness. |
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Mental Health Today, May 2011, pp.29-33. |
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1474-5186 |
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Data from a qualitative study is presented that explored how secondary school pupils make sense of mental illness. A group 10 pupils aged 14-15 took part in a programme of activities over a school year, which included group discussions and workshops. The study also assessed how talking about mental health with peers may impact on young people's understanding of the subject. The study found that young people's understanding of mental illness is complex. Issues discussed include: language used to discuss mental health; the tension experienced by doing the right thing and doing what others do; difficulties in dealing with, and attitudes towards, behaviour that is unfamiliar. The article concludes by calling for a recognition of this complexity in any anti-stigma education. |
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attitudes; mental health education; mental health problems; stereotyped attitudes; stigma; young people; |
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www.scie-socialcareonline.org.uk/profile.asp?guid=e3361275-8eb2-4334-ab3c-f3ec7407be19 |
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