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Hard climb ahead
- Author:
- LEASON Katie
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 19.06.03, 2003, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The Social Exclusion Units is about to launch a consultation to look at ways of reduction the exclusion of adults with mental health problems in employment. Discusses the main issues.
Duty of care: employment mental health and disability
- Author:
- CARR Sarah
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 2(1), March 2003, pp.16-23.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
Reviews research on employment and mental health, disability, stigma, work related stress and recent legislation, as well as personal experience, to give some insight into what employment means for people living with mental heath problems, how workplace can cause mental distress and why workplaces can be inaccessible for people disabled by mental health difficulties.
How can we make mental health education work?
- Authors:
- RETHINK, INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY
- Publisher:
- Rethink; Institute of Psychiatry
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 18p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report has been written for people interested in breaking down stigma and discrimination attached to mental ill-health. It provides an overview of some of the steps to consider when setting up an anti-discrimination programme and reports on the success of one such project. Section 1 explores "stigma busting" approaches. Section 2 describes Kent Mental Health Awareness in Action project which involved the Institute of Psychiatry, World Psychiatric Association, and two local awareness groups. Section 3 is an evaluation of the Kent Workshop Programme. The report concludes with recommendations for how mental health education can be made to work.
Engaging and changing: developing effective policy for the care and treatment of Black and minority ethnic detained patients
- Authors:
- PATEL Kamlesh, et al
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. National Institute for Mental Health in Eng
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 88p.
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
This report is primarily designed to provide guidance material in relation to the development of policies concerning the care and treatment of Black and minority ethnic detained patients in the areas of ethnic monitoring, racial harassment, the use of interpreters and the provision of culturally appropriate care and staff training.
Mental disorder and violence: an empirical picture in context
- Authors:
- PILGRIM David, ROGERS Anne
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 12(1), February 2003, pp.7-18.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
The assumed relationship between mental disorder and violence is empirically contested and yet politicians remain concerned about the special threat which psychiatric patients allegedly pose to public safety. This paper aims to explore how this public policy scenario has arisen. The evidence about dangerousness in psychiatric populations is examined in relation to patient, ecological and socio-economic factors. Given that the above evidence provides only weak grounds for concern about psychiatric patients being disproportionately dangerous, the skewed policy discourse noted in the background is explained by describing three contextualising factors: public prejudice; the widening remit of deviance-control by psychiatry during the twentieth century; and inconsistent societal sanctions about dangerousness.
Prevalence and experience of harassment of people with mental health problems living in the community
- Authors:
- BERZINS Kathyrn M., PETCH Alison, ATKINSON Jacqueline
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 183(12), December 2003, pp.526-533.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
The levels and experiences of harassment of people with mental health problems in the community compared with those of the general population have not been explored. The aim was to measure the levels and experience of harassment experienced by people with mental health problems in the community in Scotland and compare them with the general population. Experiences of harassment were collected by interviewing 165 individuals with mental health problems and a control group of 165 people from the general population. Harassment in the community was found to be twice as common for individuals with mental health problems (41%) than for those in the general population (15%). The harassment commonly involved verbal abuse referring to the individual's mental health problems and was committed primarily by teenagers and neighbours. Harassment has a significantly higher prevalence among individuals with mental health problems living in the community and is believed to have a detrimental effect on mental health.
'People don't understand': an investigation of stigma in schizophrenia using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA)
- Authors:
- KNIGHT Matthew T. D., WYKES Til, HAYWARD Peter
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 12(3), June 2003, pp.209-222.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
Recent investigations provide evidence of stigma against people with a diagnosis of mental illness. The purpose of this study was to provide an account of the life experiences of persons with schizophrenia. Focusing on the individuals' personal reports of events and situations, the issues of stigmatisation and discrimination were explored. Six participants were interviewed using a semi-structured schedule focusing on the areas of personal history, understanding of schizophrenia, social and medical contextualisation, and reflection on impact. The research was conducted using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). Super-ordinate themes of judgement, comparison, and personal understanding of the (mental health) issue emerged. Stigma was evident both as public-stigma and as self-stigma. The ramifications of stigma and discrimination are enduring and potentially disabling. IPA is a constructive tool in exploring these issues.
Depictions of mental illnesses in children's media
- Author:
- WAHL Otto
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 12(3), June 2003, pp.249-258.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
It has been suggested that media portrayals help to perpetuate the negative perceptions and attitudes of the public toward people living with mental illnesses. Children are significant consumers of mass media, and they may be learning about mental illnesses from their exposure to media depictions of those illnesses. This article is intended to explore how psychiatric disorders are portrayed in children's media. Studies of television, films, cartoons, and other media suggest that images and references to mental illnesses are relatively common in children's media and that such images are more often negative than positive ones. The image of persons with psychiatric disorders as unattractive, violent, and criminal, for example, appears common in children's media, and references to mental illnesses are typically used to disparage and ridicule. Although content analyses do not establish impact, it is likely that negative stereotypes are being fostered and that children are learning to respond to people with mental illnesses in avoidant and disparaging ways. Anti-stigma efforts that do not include children and do not address the media images of mental illnesses that foster unfavorable stereotypes may permit continued development of negative attitudes toward people with psychiatric disorders.
Media frames of mental illnesses: the potential impact of negative frames
- Author:
- SIEFF Elaine M.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 12(3), June 2003, pp.259-269.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
Mass media (e.g., television news and entertainment programming, films and newspapers) are a primary source for information about mental illnesses. The possible effects of media coverage and predominant frames in which mental illnesses are portrayed are discussed. Framing is defined as the means by which media information is organized, presented and interpreted. The literature focused on media coverage of mental illnesses and media framing is reviewed. The frequently negative frames used by the media to portray mental illnesses contribute to the development and persistence of the public's negative attitudes toward persons with mental illnesses. An obvious extension to this work is a systematic analysis of framing functions, structures and elements used in the media to describe mental illnesses. The experimental manipulation of mental illness frames and their consequences on media consumers will help to provide some understanding of how media consumers react specifically to frames of mental illnesses.
Social-developmental factors affecting lesbian and gay youth: a review of cross-national research findings
- Authors:
- RIVERS Ian, CARRAGHER Daniel J.
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Society, 17(5), November 2003, pp.374-385.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Lesbian and gay youth face a great many challenges as they grow up. In this article, research focusing upon the social-developmental factors that affect the positive development of a lesbian or gay identity are reviewed, comparing and contrasting data from the United States (US) and United Kingdom (UK). Consideration is also given to the efficacy of behaviours utilised by young lesbians and gay men to avoid harassment and discrimination. It is suggested that lesbian and gay youth represent a particularly vulnerable group of young people who engage in a number of health risk behaviours that are associated not only with sexual orientation, but also fears for personal safety. Finally the authors discuss whether or not strategies to conceal sexual orientation hold benefits for lesbian and gay youth in terms of their physical safety and mental health.