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The psychiatric sick role and rejection.

S A Kirk

    The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
    |November 1, 1975
    PubMed
    Summary

    Assigning the sick role to individuals with mental illness does not reduce public rejection. In fact, this approach may paradoxically increase social rejection in some cases.

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    Area of Science:

    • Mental Health
    • Social Psychology

    Background:

    • Mental health professionals widely assume that granting the sick role to mentally ill individuals reduces public rejection.
    • This assumption has guided public health and social integration strategies for mental illness.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To empirically test the widely held assumption that the sick role mitigates public rejection of the mentally ill.
    • To investigate the actual impact of conferring sick role status on social acceptance.

    Main Methods:

    • The study examined the relationship between the sick role and public perception of the mentally ill.
    • Data analysis focused on social rejection metrics.

    Main Results:

    • Findings indicate that conferring the sick role does not decrease social rejection.
    • Evidence suggests that this approach may, in certain contexts, exacerbate social rejection.

    Conclusions:

    • The conventional assumption regarding the sick role and mental illness is challenged by empirical data.
    • Unexpected findings suggest a need to re-evaluate strategies aimed at reducing stigma and promoting social inclusion for the mentally ill.

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