How psychiatric patients perceive the public's stereotype of mental illness

Freidl, Marion; Lang, Thomas; Scherer, Michael

doi:10.1007/s00127-003-0626-3

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“…In contrast, a comprehensive Austrian study by Freidl, Lang & Scherer (2003) returned quite different results. A random sample of 1042 persons of the Austrian general population as well as 90 patients suffering from psychotic disorders were asked whether they agreed or disagreed with five devaluating statements about mental patients from Link's Stigma Questionnaire (Link et al, 1989).…”

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The stigma of mental illness: Anticipation and attitudes among patients with epileptic, dissociative or somatoform pain disorder

Freidl¹,

Spitzl²,

Prause³

et al. 2007

International Review of Psychiatry

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The aim of this study was to survey the attitudes of 101 consecutive in- and out-patients with epileptic, dissociative or somatoform pain disorders (mean age: 43 [+/-11] years; 58% female) from either the Department of Psychiatry or Neurology toward anticipated mental illness stigma. The patients were administered a modified 12-item version of Links Stigma Questionnaire. Nearly 60% of all 101 patients believe that "most people" would not allow a mental patient "to take care of their children", "most young women" would be "reluctant to date a man" who has been treated for a mental illness and "most employers would pass over" the application of a psychiatric patient in favour of another applicant. Fifty five percent of the respondents assume that "most people think less of a person who has been in a mental hospital" and over a half of all patients interviewed assert that the general population thinks that psychiatric patients are "less intelligent, less trustworthy and that their opinion is taken less seriously by others". Gender, age and education had no influence on the overall results. There is a high stigmatisation concerning psychiatry even in patients with epilepsy and somatoform/dissociative symptoms with psychiatric comorbidity. Fear of being stigmatized is more pronounced among somatoform pain patients as compared to patients suffering from epileptic or dissocative disorders, with particular reference to close personal relationships.

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The stigma of mental illness: Anticipation and attitudes among patients with epileptic, dissociative or somatoform pain disorder

Freidl¹,

Spitzl²,

Prause³

et al. 2007

International Review of Psychiatry

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“…Articles reporting descriptive data on public beliefs about mental illness and attitudes towards people with mental illness made up the lion's share (10–19, 21, 22, 26–32, 34, 36, 40–45, 47–55, 58–65, 67, 69, 73–86, 89–95, 98–109, 111–113). In contrast, articles devoted to testing of theory‐based models of the stigmatization of mentally ill people (33, 35, 37–39, 72, 109) were rare.…”

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Public beliefs about and attitudes towards people with mental illness: a review of population studies

Dietrich

2005

Acta Psychiatr Scand

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“…A comprehensive Austrian study by Freidl et al (2003) showed that stigma of mental disorders is still a problem for patients with a psychotic disorder as well as for the Austrian general population in general. In a study conducted in Switzerland 2004, Lauber et al found that the psychiatrists are as socially distant to mentally ill people as the general population.…”

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confidence: 99%