Stigma and the politics of biomedical models of mental illness
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 17814403 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Angela K Thachuk (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 140-163 |
| Publication date | 2011-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Feminist Approaches to Bioethics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1937-4577 • E-ISSN: 1937-4585 |
| Publisher | University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3138/ijfab.4.1.140 |
| OpenAlex | W2035915659 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 26 |
This paper offers a critical analysis of the strategic use of biomedical models of mental illness as a means of challenging stigma. Likening mental illnesses to physical illnesses (1) reinforces notions that persons with mental illnesses are of a fundamentally “different kind,” (2) entrenches misperceptions that they are inherently more violent, and (3) promotes overreliance on diagnostic labeling and pharmaceutical treatments. I conclude that too much has been invested in the claim that the body is somehow morally neutral, and that advocates of this approach oversimplify, misrepresent, and underestimate the personal and social costs of physical illness
Law and economics · Mental health · Mental illness · Physical illness · Political science · Politics · Psychiatry · Social stigma · Sociology · Law · Medicine · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Mental Health and Psychiatry · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 14 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2026 (15) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |