Strategies to Fight Stigma toward People with Mental Disorders : Perspectives from Different Stakeholders
Joint Authors
Villotti, Patrizia
Corbière, Marc
Samson, Esther
Pelletier, Jean-François
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-10-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Natural & Life Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
This study aims to provide a more complete and exhaustive perspective on the whole range of potential strategies to fight stigma by considering the perspectives of different stakeholders.
Delegates to a Canadian conference were invited to participate in a survey that focused on stigma, from which the responses to the following question were analyzed: tell us briefly what you do to reduce prejudice and stigma toward people with a diagnosis of mental disorder? From 253 participants, 15 categories of strategies to fight stigma were identified from the verbatim (e.g., sharing/encouraging disclosure).
These categories fell under six main themes: education, contact, protestation, person centered, working on recovery and social inclusion, and reflexive consciousness.
The occurrence of these themes was different among stakeholders (clinical, organizational, and experiential knowledge).
For example, people with mental disorders (experiential knowledge) often mentioned contact and person centered strategies, while mental health professionals (clinical knowledge) preferred education and working on recovery and social inclusion strategies.
The results from this study highlight the need to pay more attention to the concept of disclosure of mental disorders in the process for de-stigmatization.
Future studies are needed to assess the impact of the emerging strategies to fight stigma in the community.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Corbière, Marc& Samson, Esther& Villotti, Patrizia& Pelletier, Jean-François. 2012. Strategies to Fight Stigma toward People with Mental Disorders : Perspectives from Different Stakeholders. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Corbière, Marc…[et al.]. Strategies to Fight Stigma toward People with Mental Disorders : Perspectives from Different Stakeholders. The Scientific World Journal No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-477873
American Medical Association (AMA)
Corbière, Marc& Samson, Esther& Villotti, Patrizia& Pelletier, Jean-François. Strategies to Fight Stigma toward People with Mental Disorders : Perspectives from Different Stakeholders. The Scientific World Journal. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-477873
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-477873