Little research exists on how people with mental disorders (PWMI) experience the somatic healthcare system but a few qualitative studies have found evidence that they experience various forms of stigmatization in healthcare. The present study examined the experiences of PWMI in the Icelandic healthcare system when they seek help for a physical ailment. It was hypothesised that levels of stigmatization would increase as the number of mental disorders increased, and that stigmatization would lead to avoidance or delay of further help-seeking. Participants, 169 PWMI, answered an online questionnaire about their experiences of the healthcare system. Experiences of stigmatization were common, with participants reporting feeling they were disbeli...
Persons with mental illness frequently encounter stigma and discrimination behavior. This review aim...
This study is based on a qualitative document analysis aimed at investigating stigma related to ment...
The problem of stigma in mental health in connected to the problem of human rights. Mental health pr...
Background: Studies have shown that patients suffering from mental illness often feel that they are ...
Bakgrund: Psykisk ohälsa är ett vanligt förekommande fenomen. Trots detta så existerar fortfarande e...
Bakgrund: Personer som lider av psykisk ohälsa upplever stigmatisering i olikasammanhang. Det finns ...
Abstract Background Patients with mental disorders have an increased risk of developing somatic diso...
In general, over the past decades, mental health problems have been regarded in a negative way. Alth...
Självstigma hos personer med allvarlig psykisk störning behöver undersökas med tanke på att den psyk...
Bakgrund: Sedan lång tid har det funnits ett samband mellan stigmatiseringsprocesser och psykisk sju...
The purpose of this study was to examine if people's knowledge about mental illness is related to th...
Mental disorders cause high individual and societal costs and burden. Although they are treatable an...
Bakgrund: Psykisk ohälsa är ett växande samhällsproblem. Attityder av negativt slag presenteras som ...
For the general public, but also for healthcare professionals, schizophrenia is still one of those a...
This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.Ev...
Persons with mental illness frequently encounter stigma and discrimination behavior. This review aim...
This study is based on a qualitative document analysis aimed at investigating stigma related to ment...
The problem of stigma in mental health in connected to the problem of human rights. Mental health pr...
Background: Studies have shown that patients suffering from mental illness often feel that they are ...
Bakgrund: Psykisk ohälsa är ett vanligt förekommande fenomen. Trots detta så existerar fortfarande e...
Bakgrund: Personer som lider av psykisk ohälsa upplever stigmatisering i olikasammanhang. Det finns ...
Abstract Background Patients with mental disorders have an increased risk of developing somatic diso...
In general, over the past decades, mental health problems have been regarded in a negative way. Alth...
Självstigma hos personer med allvarlig psykisk störning behöver undersökas med tanke på att den psyk...
Bakgrund: Sedan lång tid har det funnits ett samband mellan stigmatiseringsprocesser och psykisk sju...
The purpose of this study was to examine if people's knowledge about mental illness is related to th...
Mental disorders cause high individual and societal costs and burden. Although they are treatable an...
Bakgrund: Psykisk ohälsa är ett växande samhällsproblem. Attityder av negativt slag presenteras som ...
For the general public, but also for healthcare professionals, schizophrenia is still one of those a...
This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.Ev...
Persons with mental illness frequently encounter stigma and discrimination behavior. This review aim...
This study is based on a qualitative document analysis aimed at investigating stigma related to ment...
The problem of stigma in mental health in connected to the problem of human rights. Mental health pr...