Module 4 & 5: Mental Disorders and Social Psychology

Mental Disorders and Social Psychology
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Mental Disorders and Social Psychology
Mental Disorders: Causes, Nature, and Treatment
Do you think there is a stigma attached to Mental Illness?
The stigma attached to mental conditions is still widespread. According to the Stigma Shout survey, it was found that nine out of ten people suffering from a mental health problem (87%) reported the negative impact of stigma on their lives ADDIN CSL_CITATION { "citationItems" : [ { "id" : "ITEM-1", "itemData" : { "DOI" : "10.1080/00050060701280573", "ISBN" : "0005-0067\\r1742-9544", "ISSN" : "00050067", "abstract" : "Persons with mental illness frequently encounter public stigma. This review seeks to clarify mental illness stigma and discuss methods for changing stigma in the real world. Following an overview of public stigma we discuss the main avenues recognised for changing stigma in the real world: protest, education and contact; and give examples of anti-stigma strategies in practice. Finally, we discuss the most effective method, contact, in greater detail through three different areas where anti- stigma efforts have been focused: disclosure, children, and patient-based programs. 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It was found that stigma that was directed at adolescents having mental health problems majorly came from their teachers, peers and family members. 35% of these adolescents reported stigma by their school staff and teachers who expressed avoidance, dislike, fear and under-estimation of abilities ADDIN CSL_CITATION { "citationItems" : [ { "id" : "ITEM-1", "itemData" : { "DOI" : "10.1002/j.1556-6678.2008.tb00491.x", "ISBN" : "1556-6676", "ISSN" : "07489633", "PMID" : "8211500", "abstract" : "Stigma surrounding major mental illness creates many barriers. People who experience mental illness face discrimina- tion and prejudice when renting homes, applying for jobs, and accessing mental health services. The authors review the current literature regarding stigma and mental illness. They define stigma and review theories that explain its impact. Counselor training is a peak time to identify and begin to mitigate stigma related to people with mental illness. 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This study aims to review current practice in the survey measurement of mental illness stigma, prejudice and discrimination experienced by people who have personal experience of mental illness. 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The stigma is even widespread in the medical profession, partly because is given less priority during the training of physicians and general practitioners. The effects that come about with mental health are many including isolation, stops people from getting and keeping jobs, prevents people from seeking help and also having a negative impact on the physical...