Mental Illness

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This paper starts with an incident/case involving the interaction of a nurse and individual with mental illness or an encounter with someone suspected of being mentally ill. The paper describes the development of this scenario. Finally, it provides a short explanation on an article by article basis of how the literature helped or changed the writers thinking about the stigma of mental illness.

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"According to the US Surgeon General (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as cited in Halter, 2002), stigma is "manifested by bias, distrust, stereotyping, fear, embarrassment, anger and/or avoidance of the stigmatized group." The stigma carried by mental health is two-fold: a significant stigma for the victim and for the mental health professional. Out of approximately 28% of the population having a mental illness, only 8% will actively seek treatment (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as cited in Halter, 2002) because of the associated stigma; many nurses do not admit they are psychiatric nurses for the same reason. This paper provides a brief case profile and questions formulated based on the case. A discussion on research related to the case and questions will is presented."

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