Stigma Assignment Mental Health
Then the stigmatization that comes with ill mental health comes in. patients with mental health face a lot of stigmatization even when seeking medical help something that makes them well fit in the category of ”people with disability. ” The Government of Western Australia 1, Department of Mental Health defines stigmatization as a mark of disgrace that sets a person apart from the rest. When an individual develops some condition that makes their mind depict some abnormal behavioral or functional activities, they are no longer deemed as a normal human being but a member of a weaker stereotyped group. There are the negative attitudes that normal people hold towards this group and this leads to discriminating them. While the condition is most prevalent in Children, it too happens to adults, there are 6. million (5%) children facing the condition in the United States as at the beginning of 2018 (Gaebel).
Also, 4. of adults suffer the condition of which 32% are women and 68% are men (Nausland). As the International Conference on ADHD in November 2018 at Hyatt Regency at Saint Louis, Missouri nears it would be of importance to offer a sociological perspective that would help in abating ADHD levels and helping children and adults get back their health. et al. Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness (ISMI) scale: a multinational review. Comprehensive Psychiatry 55. Gaebel, Wolfgang. The Stigma of Mental Illness-End of the Story?. Online. Accessed from: http://www. health. wa. gov.
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