Wearing the Label of Mental Illness: Community-Based Participatory Action Research of Mental Illness Stigma

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作者
Theurer, Jean M. [1 ]
Jean-Paul, Nicole [2 ]
Cheyney, Kristi [3 ]
Koro-Ljungberg, Mirka [4 ]
Stevens, Bruce R. [5 ,6 ]
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[1] Univ Florida, Counselor Educ Dept, Gainesville, FL 32611 USA
[2] Univ Florida, Sch Psychol Program, Gainesville, FL USA
[3] Univ Florida, PhD Program Special Educ, Gainesville, FL USA
[4] Univ Florida, Gainesville, FL USA
[5] Univ Florida, Physiol, Gainesville, FL USA
[6] Univ Florida, Coll Med, Psychiat, Gainesville, FL USA
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Stigma; Mental Illness; Participatory Action Research; Mental Health Self Help Groups;
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03 ; 0303 ;
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Stigma remains an impediment to seeking and receiving the requisite care for mental illness. To enhance a local National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI) affiliate's understanding of community members' perceptions of mental illness and its associated stigma, a community-based participatory action research study was conducted. The study addressed the following research question: how do community members understand and experience the stigma associated with mental illness? Twenty-two participant-researchers wore mental illness labeled T-shirts around the local community, recorded their observations and reflections of this experience and recruited twenty-two community members for semi-structured interviews about mental illness stigma. Domain analysis of the interviews revealed community members' understandings of (1) sources of stigma, (2) impacts of stigma, (3) conceptualizations of stigma and (4) pathways to change stigma. Findings were presented to members of the local NAMI affiliate as well as other community members. Practical implications, specific to the community of interest, are discussed.
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页码:42 / 58
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