“A Disease Like Any Other”? A Decade of Change in Public Reactions to Schizophrenia, Depression, and Alcohol Dependence

Abstract

More of the public embraces a neurobiological understanding of mental illness. This view translates into support for services but not into a decrease in stigma. Reconfiguring stigma reduction strategies may require providers and advocates to shift to an emphasis on competence and inclusion.

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PsychiatryMental illnessDepression (economics)PsychologyStigma (botany)Alcohol dependenceClinical psychologySchizophrenia (object-oriented programming)Prejudice (legal term)Mental healthPublic healthSocial stigmaMedicineAlcoholFamily medicineSocial psychology

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Year: 2010
Type: article
Volume: 167
Issue: 11
Pages: 1321-1330
Citations: 1221
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                                    Bernice A. Pescosolido, 
                                
                                    Jack Martin, 
                                
                                    J. Scott Long
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2010). 
                            “A Disease Like Any Other”? A Decade of Change in Public Reactions to Schizophrenia, Depression, and Alcohol Dependence. 
                            American Journal of Psychiatry
                            , 167
                            (11)
                            , 1321-1330.
                            https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2010.09121743
                        

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DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2010.09121743