A Comparison of Public's Stigma against the Mental Patients and Mental Patients' Perceived Stigma / 신경정신의학
Mi-Kyoung SEO; Chung-Nam KIM.
Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
; : 371-375, 2005.
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OBJECTIVES:
The purpose of this study is to compare public stigma against mental patients and mental patients' perceived stigma.METHODS:
549 members of general populations participated in the survey which included questions regarding prejudice and discrimination against mental mental patients, while 377 mental patients participated in the survey which included questions regarding perceived prejudice, experienced discrimination and a coping orientation to social stigma.RESULTS:
The mental patients perceived prejudice more compared to public prejudice toward the mental patients. And they experienced discrimination less compared to public's practice of discrimination against mental patients. Also mental patients used passive-avoidance coping orientation against social stigma.CONCLUSION:
This study concluded that consumer empowerment program for mental patients is just important as anti-stigma campaign.
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