Stigmatization Mental Health

Postnatal depression (PND) is an isolating and debilitating mental health disorder that effects an estimated 13-15% of new mothers within one year post-delivery (CDC, 2008; Gaynes et al., 2005). PND can be experienced as a vast array of symptoms such as anhedonia, excessive crying, mixed anxious mood, sleep disturbance, and even suicidality (Kantrowitz-Gordon, 2013). Further, mothers with PND typically report difficulty bonding with their infant and a reduced ability to express love and warmth (Letourneau

Most people with mental health illness feels diminished, devalued, and fearful because of the prejudicial attitudes and discriminatory behaviours that society held towards them. The stigma associated with mental health illness often marginalized and disenfranchises the affected individuals and families in the society, which means that they “may experience discrimination in areas of health care, employment, education, justice, and housing”(1). The feeling of fear to be discriminated against limited

Mental illness has plagued the world for hundreds of years. With mental illnesses came the increasing stigmatization towards them. Stigmatize is to “describe or regard as worthy of disgrace or great disapproval” (Oxford Dictionary) and a stigma is simply “a mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person” (Oxford Dictionary). According to the US President’s Commission on Mental Health the stigmatization of mental illness has grown with the spread of media (qtd. Wahl

Ending The Stigmatization Against Those With Mental Illness By: Georgia Canfield 4/25/16 Dr. Gullian Authors Goetzel, Ozminkowski, Sederer, and Mark estimated that around one in five Americans will be affected by some sort of mental illness in their lifetime (Goetzel, Ozminkowski, Sederer, Mark 2002). This study indicates that millions of Americans suffer from mental illness, which is often overlooked and still not fully understood. From a sociological

Introduction Mental illness is one of the most stigmatized medical conditions in society. People diagnosed with mental illnesses experience a difficult social life, where most of the community members harbor prejudicial attitudes toward them. Undoubtedly, having a mental illness profoundly affects how an individual interacts with the rest of the community in various issues. More often than not, the social consequences of mental disorders are negative since persons with the illness are naturally

affect the lives of people with mental illness, like insurance executives, were asked their thoughts about people with mental illness. Nearly half cited unpredictability as a big concern. Unpredictability seems to be tied to violence in the public eye. Although, mental illness alone doesn’t predict violent behavior (Elbogen & Johnson, 2009). Contrary to these beliefs, the vast majority of people with mental illness try to live an ordinary life. Self-Stigmatization on a Global Perspective: Onset responsibility

Introduction The mental health of individuals living with schizophrenia not only depends on the severity of their mental illness, it also depends on their inclusion within their community (Michael, 2012). Despite recent advances and treatment, individuals suffering from schizophrenia encounter a considerable stigma that creates barriers to them receiving adequate treatment which in turn hinders their full integration into society (Morgan, 2003). The conceptualization of stigma was explored (Goffman

Introduction Mental illness is often wrongly portrayed in the United States’ media creating stigmatization and misrepresentation. Mental illness “refers to a wide range of mental disorders that affect your mood, thinking and behavior” (Mayo Clinic Staff, 2015). Examples of disorders include anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Any “negative attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors are called stigma” (Wilson et al., 2016, p. 2) and stigma can contribute

sociological concepts of stigmatization and institutionalisation whilst encompassing mental health. Congruently, the visual representation is designed to capture the lived experience of individuals which have gone through the dark, chained and cloudy corrosion of their minds, labelled depression. More specifically, the artwork is a representation of the lived experience which illustrates the struggle to overcome ones self doubt and disillusionment of their current mental well-being. Additionally

In addition, persons with mental disorders are clearly overrepresented in the prison system, when compared to rates of persons in the community with mental disorders, studies found “that prevalence estimates were three to 12 times higher than in community samples, reaching as high as 64%,” (Prins, S. J., 2014, p. 862) with “prevalence” being defined as the commonness or occurrence of a mental disorder. The reasoning behind this skewed representation has continually puzzled researchers and led to