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Mental Illness & Stigma
What is the Stigma that Surrounds Mental Illness?
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By Lindsay

Stigma Keeps Many Teens from Getting Mental Health Treatment


Spend much time around teenagers and you won't have trouble coming up with a number of adjectives to describe their attitudes and behaviors, but "shy" probably won't be at the top of the list.

From attention-grabbing fashion decisions to passionate beliefs to a somewhat disquieting tendency to share intimate and outlandish thoughts and images with the world via the Internet, today's teens seem to be fearless when it comes to expressing themselves on any topic that is important to them.

But on at least one important issue – depression – too many young people are remaining quiet.

Perceived Stigma Prevents Treatment


By Forum Admin

Workers Fear Stigma of Seeking Mental Health Care

SATURDAY, Jan. 30 -- Fears about losing status at work and about confidentiality are among the main reasons that many American workers are more hesitant to seek treatment for mental health issues than for physical health problems, according to a national survey released this week by the American Psychiatric Association.

More than 40% of the 1,129 respondents said their employer was supportive or extremely supportive of their workers seeking care for health concerns. However, the online survey also found that barriers persist for workers who said their workplace is unsupportive of employees seeking treatment, especially for mental health concerns.


By Forum Admin
The OpenMinds::OpenDoors campaign revolves around five key messages about stigma and discrimination.

People who have mental illnesses have the same needs as everyone else.
Meaningful work, decent affordable housing, access to health care, a sufficient public education, positive relationships, and acceptance by family and peers matter to each of us.



http://www.openmindsopendoors.com/terms.htm Learn more about what you can do to end stigma and stop discrimination.

By Lindsay

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Help fight stigma and raise public awareness of the mental health needs of
veterans-- in People magazine! NAMI leader Matt Kuntz, who is featured in the latest
NAMI Advocate cover story (http://www.nami.org/obama) , has been nominated to be one
of People magazine's "All-stars Among Us." Earlier this year, he was selected to
ride President Obama's inaugural train as an "ordinary American" who has done
"extraordinary things."



By Forum Admin

Many Teens Hide Their Depression Due To Stigma

Stigma Keeps Teens From Depression Treatment

 

In the study, which included 368 teens and one parent or guardian of each teen, half of the teens had been diagnosed with depression. The teens and the adults were asked to rate possible barriers to depression treatment, including cost of care, concerns over perceptions of others, difficulties making appointments with a doctor or therapist, constraints due to time and other responsibilities, not wanting family members to know about the depression (asked of teens only), the unavailability of good care and simply not desiring treatment.


By Lindsay

Avoiding the Stigma of Depression and Bipolar Disorder

 

Stigma against the mentally ill is bad, and research suggests it is getting worse, says Patrick Corrigan, PsyD, professor of psychology at the Illinois Institute of Technology and director of the Chicago Consortium for Stigma Research . "Mental illness is still extremely stigmatized," he says, "thanks in part to television shows that portray this population as dangerous, in need of supervision, and/or wild and irresponsible. That is the public perception, despite evidence that they are no more dangerous than anyone else."

Stigma against the mentally ill comes from two other sources. There is self-stigma, in which a person assumes a "why try" attitude about life goals and tasks.

Even more insidious is label avoidance, which often leads people to avoid treatment.

By Lindsay
May 11, 2008

  IN the YouTube video, Liz Spikol is smiling and animated, the light glinting off her large hoop earrings. Deadpan, she holds up a diaper. It is not, she explains, a hygienic item for a giantess, but rather a prop to illustrate how much control people lose when they undergo electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT, as she did 12 years ago.



In other videos and blog postings, Ms. Spikol, a 39-year-old writer in Philadelphia who has bipolar disorder, describes a period of psychosis so severe she jumped out of her mother’s car and ran away like a scared dog.

In lectures across the country, Elyn Saks, a law professor and associate dean at the University of Southern California, recounts the florid visions she has experienced during her lifelong battle with schizophrenia — dancing ashtrays, houses that spoke to her — and hospitalizations where she was strapped down with leather restraints and force-fed medications.

Like many Americans who have severe forms of mental illness such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, Ms. Saks and Ms. Spikol are speaking candidly and publicly about their demons. Their frank talk is part of a conversation about mental illness (or as some prefer to put it, “extreme mental states”) that stretches from college campuses to community health centers, from YouTube to online forums.


By Forum Admin
What are alternative approaches to mental health care?
An alternative approach to mental health care is one that emphasizes the interrelationship between mind, body, and spirit. Although some alternative approaches have a long history, many remain controversial. The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine at the National Institutes of Health was created in 1992 to help evaluate alternative methods of treatment and to integrate those that are effective into mainstream health care practice. It is crucial, however, to consult with your health care providers about the approaches you are using to achieve mental wellness.

Self-help

Many people with mental illnesses find that self-help groups are an invaluable resource for recovery and for empowerment. Self-help generally refers to groups or meetings that:
  • Involve people who have similar needs
  • Are facilitated by a consumer, survivor, or other layperson;
  • Assist people to deal with a "life-disrupting" event, such as a death, abuse, serious accident, addiction, or diagnosis of a physical, emotional, or mental disability, for oneself or a relative;
  • Are operated on an informal, free-of-charge, and nonprofit basis;
  • Provide support and education; and
  • Are voluntary, anonymous, and confidential.

By Forum Admin
Health insurance discrimination exacerbates the stigma that discourages people from seeking treatment for mental and substance abuse disorders.

By Lindsay
Stigmatization of people with mental disorders is manifested by bias, distrust, stereotyping, fear, embarrassment, anger, and/or avoidance.

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