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“It is important to understand that we are faced with recovering not just from mental illness, but also from the effects of being labeled mentally ill” (Deegan, 1993, p.10). This quotation is from Patricia Deegan’s personal account of her experience with mental illness. Deegan’s statement indicates that some people who develop a mental illness also experience stigmatization, and when they do, the consequences can be as painful and debilitating as the illness itself. Why should this be? How do we understand the origins and consequences of stigma?
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Link, B.G., Phelan, J.C. (1999). Labeling and Stigma. In: Aneshensel, C.S., Phelan, J.C. (eds) Handbook of the Sociology of Mental Health. Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-36223-1_23
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