SOCIAL responsibility, SOCIAL workers, MENTAL health, SOCIAL services, SOCIAL psychology, SOCIAL planning, SOCIAL action
Abstract
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In many health conditions, stigma is receiving increasing attention. Public stigmatization toward mental illness can affect particularly the patients and family memberships to help seeking behavior and treatment. These stigmatized persons in the society are deprived of rights and benefits. In this paper, reasons and consequences of stigma associated with mental illness are reviewed and combat against mental illnesses originated stigma are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Published
2010
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