Tag: stigma and the medical model

To the Heart of the Matter, Part III: The Critical Nature...

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If we are going to really make a difference in the world of mental health stigma, we must get to the heart of the matter. All people deserve compassionate, honest care. All people, stigmatized and stigmatizers, deserve to be heard, understood, and valued, no matter what worth that society may place on them. I am my brotherā€™s keeper. You are mine.

Large German Anti-Stigma Campaign Shows Little Effect on Attitudes

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ā€œOverall, this study showed that the information and awareness campaign had almost no significant effects on the general public's attitudes toward people affected by either schizophrenia or depression,ā€ the researchers, led by German medical sociologist Anna Makowski, wrote. ā€œOne could assume that deeply rooted convictions cannot be modified by rather time-limited and general activities targeted at the public.ā€