Decreasing Stigmatization
Reducing the Discrepancy Between “Us” and “Them”. An Intervention for Mental Health Care Professionals
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15517676 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kim Helmus (Arkin, corresponding author), Iris Kleine Schaars (GGNet), Hansje Wierenga (Mentaal Beter), Elise de Glint, Jim Van Os (0000-0002-7245-1586, Utrecht University) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Pages | 243-243 |
| Publication date | 2019-05-31 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00243 |
| PMID | 31214053 |
| OpenAlex | W2947851227 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 24 |
Objective: Stigmatization has negative consequences for people with mental health disorder diagnosis. Studies indicate that professionals have stigmatizing attitudes and behavior towards clients. Continuum beliefs are associated with less stigmatizing attitudes. The effect of a workshop to diminish stigmatizing attitudes and to enhance continuum beliefs is examined. Method: A total of 202 mental health professionals from (Functional) Assertive Community Treatment [(F)ACT] teams were randomly assigned to a workshop or a waiting list control group. Stigmatizing attitudes and continuum beliefs were assessed in both conditions at baseline and follow-up. Results: Compared to baseline, the workshop group showed an increase on continuum beliefs. However, there was no effect of the intervention on stigmatizing attitudes. Contrary to the expectations, stigmatizing attitudes increased in the waiting list condition. Conclusion: Communicating the continuity aspect can be valuable in decreasing the "us and them" discrepancy between professionals and people with mental health disorders. Further research on continuum beliefs is needed
Health care · Health professionals · Intervention (counseling · Mental health · Mental health care · Political science · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Stigma (botany · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Nursing · Obesity and Health Practices · Psychology
Affective Neuroscience
Recovery and Severe Mental Illness
Stigma and mental health professionals
Interpersonal contact and the stigma of mental illness
The Continuity of Psychotic Experiences in the General Population
The impact of stigma on severe mental illness
Public beliefs about and attitudes towards people with mental illness
Ironic processes of mental control.
From Whence Comes Mental Illness Stigma
Stigma and discrimination against people with schizophrenia related to medical services
Reducing self-stigma in substance abuse through acceptance and commitment therapy
The Common Ingroup Identity Model
Social comparison and social identity
Are There Universal Aspects in the Structure and Contents of Human Values
Extending the Benefits of Recategorization
Social stigma and self-esteem
Self-regulation of prejudiced responses
Handbook of social psychology
Intergroup bias
Evolutionary origins of stigmatization
Conceptualizing Stigma
| Citations per year | 0.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |