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MENTAL HEALTH STIGMA. WHAT IS MENTAL HEALTH STIGMA? Cognitively/Emotionally: Negative beliefs and emotional reactions toward those with a mental illness.

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1 MENTAL HEALTH STIGMA

2 WHAT IS MENTAL HEALTH STIGMA? Cognitively/Emotionally: Negative beliefs and emotional reactions toward those with a mental illness Behaviorally: Unjust treatment (e.g., avoidance, discrimination) of those with a mental illness Stigma is more common for mental illnesses than physical diseases (Ben-Porath, 2002)

3 LET’S TALK ABOUT IT What are some common stigmatizing beliefs and attitudes toward those with mental illnesses? What societal barriers impact the lives of those with mental illnesses?

4 SOME COMMON BELIEFS People with mental illness are: Dangerous Unpredictable Difficult to talk to Less trustworthy Less intelligent Less competent (Link & Phelan, 2006)

5 BARRIERS DUE TO STIGMA Institutional Stigma: Child custody – health insurance – holding office Public Stigma: Dating – making friends – getting hired Self-Stigma: Not seeking help – fearing judgment – staying isolated How do these barriers perpetuate the cycle of mental illness?

6 A FEW FACTS 1 in 4 US adults experience a mental health condition in a given year Likelihood is, someone you know has a mental illness. 50% of people in US will, in their lifetime, experience a mental illness If you stigmatize others with mental illness, you’re likely to be psychologically distressed yourself – putting your own well-being at risk. (Masuda et al., 2009)

7 WHAT TO DO? http://www.time-to-change.org.uk/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo2ie5eJ0ag


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