Stigmatisation of People with Mental Illness and of Psychiatric Institutions

Abstract

The effects of stigmatisation upon people with mental illness are common and profoundly socially excluding, and so constitute unethical barriers to full social participation. This chapter will therefore discuss the ethical dimension of stigma by defining terms, discussing the existing literature on stigma related to mental illness, considering global patterns of stigma, and examining stigma and human rights within psychiatric institutions. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)