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The stigma of psychiatric in-patient care

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Jennie McCarthy ,
Richard Prettyman  and
Trevor Friedman
Jennie McCarthy
Affiliation:
Arundel House, Sefton General Hospital, Smithdown Road, Liverpool L15 2LF
Richard Prettyman
Affiliation:
Department of Health Care of the Elderly, University Hospital, Nottingham NG7 2UH
Trevor Friedman
Affiliation:
Leicester General Hospital, Gwendolen Road, Leicester LE5 4PW
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Abstract

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The differences in attitudes to their illness between selected groups of medical and psychiatric in-patients admitted to units on the same hospital site were investigated. Patients new to the services were asked about their willingness to disclose information about their admission to hospital and their diagnosis to family members, friends and people at work. Psychiatric patients were more likely to want to keep their admission and diagnosis a secret. They were also less sure of the nature of their diagnosis and the necessity of their admission. The results suggest that wider public education is needed to reduce the stigma of mental Illness.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 19 , Issue 6 , June 1995 , pp. 349 - 351
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1995

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