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Stigma and mental illness: a review and critique
- Authors:
- HAYWARD Peter, BRIGHT Jenifer A.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 6(4), August 1997, pp.345-354.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
Reviews research on the extent and nature of psychiatric stigma, with the goal of offering insights useful to the practising clinician. Many findings support the view that a label of psychiatric illness is stigmatising, but the effects of this stigma in practice seem to be complex. A number of factors, including age, sex and experience of psychiatric patients seem to affect levels of stigma, and self-stigmatisation also seem to be variable in its effects. Discusses possible causes of stigma and approaches to combating it.