Stigma still represents a significant barrier within contemporary society for people suffering from a mental disease. These individuals are discriminated on multiple sides (personal, professional, judicial, etc.) because of false cultural stereotypes and prejudices. The individual with a mental disease is also victim of a self-stigmatization process: he ends up to internalize the prejudicial and stigmatizing visions related to inferiority and shame feelings, and contributes to undermine self-esteem, discouraging himself to ask for help and to undertake specialized care, with a significant worsening of the outcome. We need to rethink and to intensify social anti-stigma interventions at different levels and educate to the respect of human rights with specific and targeted campaigns.
Titolo: | Lo stigma nella salute mentale |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2019 |
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Abstract: | Stigma still represents a significant barrier within contemporary society for people suffering from a mental disease. These individuals are discriminated on multiple sides (personal, professional, judicial, etc.) because of false cultural stereotypes and prejudices. The individual with a mental disease is also victim of a self-stigmatization process: he ends up to internalize the prejudicial and stigmatizing visions related to inferiority and shame feelings, and contributes to undermine self-esteem, discouraging himself to ask for help and to undertake specialized care, with a significant worsening of the outcome. We need to rethink and to intensify social anti-stigma interventions at different levels and educate to the respect of human rights with specific and targeted campaigns. |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11562/1014619 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 01.01 Articolo in Rivista |