Strategies to Fight Stigma toward People with Mental Disorders: Perspectives from Different Stakeholders
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 th...
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-920713e8861446c6ab38d26f29de62ce2025-02-03T05:43:45ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2012-01-01201210.1100/2012/516358516358Strategies to Fight Stigma toward People with Mental Disorders: Perspectives from Different StakeholdersMarc Corbière0Esther Samson1Patrizia Villotti2Jean-François Pelletier3School of Rehabilitation, Université de Sherbrooke, and Centre for Action in Work Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation, 150 Place Charles LeMoyne, Longueuil, QC, J4K 0A8, CanadaSchool of Rehabilitation, Université de Sherbrooke, and Centre for Action in Work Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation, 150 Place Charles LeMoyne, Longueuil, QC, J4K 0A8, CanadaDepartment of Cognitive Sciences and Education, University of Trento, Matteo del Ben 5, 38068 Rovereto, ItalyDépartement de Psychiatrie, Centre de Recherche Fernand-Seguin, Hôpital Louis-H. Lafontaine, Université de Montréal, 7401 Rue Hochelaga, Montréal, QC, H1N 3M5, CanadaThis 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/516358 |
| spellingShingle | Marc Corbière Esther Samson Patrizia Villotti Jean-François Pelletier Strategies to Fight Stigma toward People with Mental Disorders: Perspectives from Different Stakeholders The Scientific World Journal |
| title | Strategies to Fight Stigma toward People with Mental Disorders: Perspectives from Different Stakeholders |
| title_full | Strategies to Fight Stigma toward People with Mental Disorders: Perspectives from Different Stakeholders |
| title_fullStr | Strategies to Fight Stigma toward People with Mental Disorders: Perspectives from Different Stakeholders |
| title_full_unstemmed | Strategies to Fight Stigma toward People with Mental Disorders: Perspectives from Different Stakeholders |
| title_short | Strategies to Fight Stigma toward People with Mental Disorders: Perspectives from Different Stakeholders |
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