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. 1994 Jan;38(2):269-74.
doi: 10.1016/0277-9536(94)90396-4.

Felt versus enacted stigma: a concept revisited. Evidence from a study of people with epilepsy in remission

A Jacoby  1
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Felt versus enacted stigma: a concept revisited. Evidence from a study of people with epilepsy in remission

A Jacoby. Soc Sci Med. 1994 Jan.

Abstract

Epilepsy is, in the majority of cases, a short-lived and self-limiting clinical condition. However, individuals labelled as epileptic frequently continue to feel stigmatised, even after their seizures remit. This paper describes the nature and extent of stigma in a group of individuals with epilepsy in remission. The distinction between 'felt' and 'enacted' stigma is examined, and found to be supported by the data.

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