Stigma and Attitude Towards Personal Recovery from Mental Illness Among Italian Mental Health Professionals

Recovery and Major Mental Disorders

“…This would signify, amongst other things, freedom from stigmatizing attitudes. Roncone and co-workers [9] explore barriers such as stigma and orientation, investigating their influence on recovery-oriented interventions, examining studies conducted in a series of Italian facilities which reveal somewhat contradictory attitudes towards the mentally ill, with professionals having less than 15 years of experience and students displaying more favourable attitudes and knowledge than more experienced professionals with regard to expectations of recovery. Hence, the existing practices of the Italian Departments of Mental Health, aimed at inclusion and citizenship of the mentally ill and their rights to live a satisfying life, may be further improved through a more widespread adoption of a "personal recovery paradigm".…”