Disabling language and attitudes toward persons with disabilities.

Patterson, Jeanne Boland; Witten, Barbara J.

doi:10.1037/0090-5550.32.4.245

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“…We showed that psychiatric labeling did not have a major influence on attitudes towards people with schizophrenia when the symptoms of schizophrenia were presented. The finding was consistent with our hypothesis and agreed with studies on people with physical disabilities, which showed that politically correct descriptors such as ‘person with a physical disability’ did not improve attitudes relative to less ‘correct’ terms such as ‘a disabled person’ 29,30 . We have no data regarding the impact of the new program that uses the term s i‐jue‐shi‐diao for publicity on attitudes towards mental illness and schizophrenia among Hong Kong Chinese.…”

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Can a less pejorative Chinese translation for schizophrenia reduce stigma? A study of adolescents’ attitudes toward people with schizophrenia

Chung

Chan

2004

Psychiatry Clin Neurosci

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The term jing-shen-fen-lie-zheng (mind-split-disease) has been used to denote schizophrenia in Chinese societies. Many Asian countries, where the Chinese writing system is used, adopt a similar translation. This study examined whether a less pejorative name si-jue-shi-diao (dys-regulation of thought and perception) as a diagnostic label for symptoms of schizophrenia could reduce stigma. Secondary school students (n = 313) were randomly assigned to read a vignette with one of four labels: si-jue-shi-diao, jing-shen-fen-lie-zheng, jing-shen-bin (mental illness), and no label. Students expressed their social distance, stereotypes held, and attributions toward a young adult who met the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-IV of Mental Health Disorders criteria for schizophrenia. It was found that psychiatric labeling did not have a statistically significant main effect on attitude measures. However, students with religious beliefs were more accepting toward the target individual associated with diagnostic label than one with no labeling. The results cast doubts that less pejorative labels can reduce the social stigma of schizophrenia. Some potential drawbacks in using politically correct terms to describe schizophrenia are highlighted.

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Can a less pejorative Chinese translation for schizophrenia reduce stigma? A study of adolescents’ attitudes toward people with schizophrenia

Chung

Chan

2004

Psychiatry Clin Neurosci

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“…First, the items of both scales were rephrased to refer specifically to physical disability rather than disability in general. Second, as suggested by Patterson and Witten (1987), Lynch et al. (1994) and Gouvier et al.…”

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Attitudes towards people with physical or intellectual disabilities: nursing students and non‐nursing peers

Klooster

Dannenberg

Taal

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Journal of Advanced Nursing

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“…However, despite the intuitive appeal of using benign labels to reduce stigma, there is no empirical evidence that politically correct labels affect attitudes toward persons with schizophrenia or other severe mental illnesses. In the area of physical disabilities, it was found that “nondisabling” descriptors (i.e., “person with a physical disability”) did not improve attitudes relative to more “disabling” descriptors (i.e., “a disabled person”) (Patterson and Witten 1987; Millington and Leirer 1996; Gouvier et al 1997). Therefore, it is possible that mental health professionals and community members are adopting labels to describe persons with schizophrenia that may not reduce stigma.…”

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Politically Correct Labels and Schizophrenia: A Rose by Any Other Name?

Penn

Nowlin-Drummond²

2001

Schizophrenia Bulletin

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This study investigated the role of politically correct labels in emotional reactions, attributions regarding illness, behavioral intentions, and knowledge of schizophrenia symptoms. Two samples, undergraduate students and community members, were asked to rate a target individual on various scales using one of four labels varying in "political correctness": consumer of mental health services, person with severe mental illness, person with schizophrenia, and schizophrenic. Results showed that the label "consumer of mental health services" was associated with less negative reactions and was considered to be reflective of a condition more likely to change relative to the other, less politically correct labels. However, this label did not result in greater behavioral intention to interact with persons with a psychiatric disorder. Furthermore, participants receiving this label identified fewer symptoms associated with DSM-IV criteria of schizophrenia and were more likely to attribute responsibility for the condition to the target person, relative to the other labels.

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Disabling language and attitudes toward persons with disabilities.

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Can a less pejorative Chinese translation for schizophrenia reduce stigma? A study of adolescents’ attitudes toward people with schizophrenia

Can a less pejorative Chinese translation for schizophrenia reduce stigma? A study of adolescents’ attitudes toward people with schizophrenia

Attitudes towards people with physical or intellectual disabilities: nursing students and non‐nursing peers

Politically Correct Labels and Schizophrenia: A Rose by Any Other Name?

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