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[Stigmatization in mental health care. Research among clients and care providers]
Background:
In addition to impediments to social and social functioning, people with severe mental illness also experience the negative consequences of prejudice and stigmatization. Stigmatization also occurs in mental health care, including addiction care.
Aim:
To describe the occurrence and manifestations of stigmatization by care providers, from the perspective of clients and care providers.
Method:
Digital surveys among clients of the panel Psychisch Gezien (n = 628) and among care providers (n = 471).
Results:
More than half (54%) of the panel members had experienced stigmatization by mental health care providers in the past two years. They experienced this mainly through a distant attitude (22%) and the language used by care providers (20%). Two-fifths (40%) of the care providers indicated that stigmatization occured regularly or often in their own team. Both clients and counselors emphasized the importance of normalizing mental health problems, reluctant use of psychiatric labels and recovery-oriented work to reduce stigma.
Conclusion:
Stigmatization by mental health care providers is manifested in many ways, making it a complex and ambiguous problem. Although there is no ‘one size fits all’ solution, normalization of mental problems is an important starting point.
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