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. 2012 Jan;10(1):85-97.
doi: 10.4103/0973-1229.90276.

Stigma of Mental Illness-2: Non-compliance and Intervention

Amresh Shrivastava  1 , Megan Johnston, Yves Bureau
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Stigma of Mental Illness-2: Non-compliance and Intervention

Amresh Shrivastava et al. Mens Sana Monogr. 2012 Jan.

Abstract

The consequences of stigma are preventable. We argue that individual attention should be provided to patients when dealing with stigma. Also, in order to deal with the impact of stigma on an individual basis, it needs to be assessed during routine clinical examinations, quantified and followed up to observe whether or not treatment can reduce its impact. A patient-centric anti-stigma programme that delivers the above is urgently needed. To this end, this review explores the experiences, treatment barriers and consequences due to stigma. We also offer putative solutions to this problem.

Keywords: Barriers; Compliance; Intervention; Psychosis; Schizophrenia; Stigma; Treatment.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest: None declared

Figures

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Figure 1
Circle of cause and effect from stigma. From this figure we suggest that stigma is interrelated with many other factors such as discrimination, isolation, and finally outcome.
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Figure 2
Flowchart of paper
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