Stigmatising of persons with a mental illness

Translated title of the contribution: Stigmatising of persons with a mental illness.

Per Vendsborg, Merete Nordentoft, Anne Lindhardt

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    Abstract

    Persons with a mental illness and their relatives experience discrimination and expect to be discriminated. The public regards them as unpredictable and dangerous and do not wish to have any relation with them neither in private nor at work. This opinion is shared by people working in health care or social care. The myth of dangerousness is out of proportion and the media is to blame as they most often mention persons with mental illnesses as dangerous. Many countries make a great effort to reduce stigma and this is also under planning in Denmark.
    Translated title of the contributionStigmatising of persons with a mental illness.
    Original languageDanish
    JournalUgeskrift for Laeger
    Volume173
    Issue number16
    Pages (from-to)1194-1198
    Number of pages5
    ISSN0041-5782
    Publication statusPublished - 18 Apr 2011

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