Perceived Mental Illness Stigma among Youth in Psychiatric Outpatient Treatment

Autor/inn/en	Elkington, Katherine S.; Hackler, Dusty; McKinnon, Karen; Borges, Cristiane; Wright, Eric R.; Wainberg, Milton L.
Titel	Perceived Mental Illness Stigma among Youth in Psychiatric Outpatient Treatment
Quelle	In: Journal of Adolescent Research, 27 (2012) 2, S.290-317 (28 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0743-5584
DOI	10.1177/0743558411409931
Schlagwörter	Mental Disorders; Psychology; Cultural Context; Social Networks; Psychotherapy; Social Attitudes; Social Bias; Hispanic Americans; Clinics; Interviews; Youth; Cultural Influences; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Clinical Diagnosis; Racial Differences; Urban Areas; Dropouts; Interpersonal Relationship; Psychological Patterns; New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Psychologie; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Psychotherapie; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Rassenunterschied; Urban area; Stadtregion; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung
Abstract	This research explores the experiences of mental illness stigma in 24 youth (58.3% male, 13-24 years, 75% Latino) in psychiatric outpatient treatment. Using Link and Phelan's (2001) model of stigmatization, we conducted thematic analysis of the interview texts, examining experiences of stigma at individual and structural levels, in addition to the youths' social-psychological processes. Youth in psychiatric treatment acknowledged that their larger cultural context holds pejorative viewpoints toward those with mental illness and reported experiences of stigma within their families and social networks. Our results also offer insight into the social-psychological processes of stigma, highlighting how labeling may influence their self-concept and the strategies in which youth engage to manage a stigmatized identity. We discuss differences in stigma experiences by gender, age, and diagnosis. Findings provide new information on the stigma experiences of youth in psychiatric treatment and suggest that a multilevel approach to reduce stigma is warranted. (Contains 1 note.) (As Provided).
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