Abstract
Purpose
Stigma is the most powerful obstacle to the development of mental health care. Numerous activities aiming to reduce the stigma
of mental illness and the consequent negative discrimination of the mentally ill and their families have been conducted in
Europe. Descriptions of many of these activities are not easily available, either because there are no publications that describe
them, or because descriptions exist only in local languages. This supplement aims to help in overcoming this imbalance by
providing a description of anti-stigma activities in 14 countries in Europe regardless of the language in which they were
published and regardless whether they were previously published.
of mental illness and the consequent negative discrimination of the mentally ill and their families have been conducted in
Europe. Descriptions of many of these activities are not easily available, either because there are no publications that describe
them, or because descriptions exist only in local languages. This supplement aims to help in overcoming this imbalance by
providing a description of anti-stigma activities in 14 countries in Europe regardless of the language in which they were
published and regardless whether they were previously published.
Methods
The review was undertaken by experts who were invited to describe anti-stigma activities in the countries in which they reside.
It was suggested that they use all the available evidence and that they consult others in their country to obtain a description
of anti-stigma activities that is as complete as possible.
It was suggested that they use all the available evidence and that they consult others in their country to obtain a description
of anti-stigma activities that is as complete as possible.
Conclusions
Although much has been done against the stigmatization and discrimination of the mentally ill, fighting stigma remains an
essential task for mental health programs and for society. The descriptions summarized in this volume might serve as an inspiration
for anti-stigma work and as an indication of potential collaborators in anti-stigma programs.
essential task for mental health programs and for society. The descriptions summarized in this volume might serve as an inspiration
for anti-stigma work and as an indication of potential collaborators in anti-stigma programs.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category Supplement
- Pages 1-38
- DOI 10.1007/s00127-012-0491-z
- Authors
- Alina Beldie, Department of Psychiatry Middelfart, Region of Southern Denmark, Middelfart, Denmark
- Johan A. den Boer, University Medical Centre Groningen (UMCG), 9700 RB, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Cecilia Brain, Department of Psychiatry and Neurochemistry, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Eric Constant, Catholic University of Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
- Maria Luisa Figueira, Department of Psychiatry, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
- Igor Filipcic, Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Center Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
- BenoƮt Gillain, Clinic Saint-Pierre, Ottignies, Belgium
- Miro Jakovljevic, Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Center Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
- Marek Jarema, 3rd Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Sobieskiego 9, 02-957 Warsaw, Poland
- Daniela Jelenova, Faculty Hospital, Psychiatric Department, Olomouc, Czech Republic
- Oguz Karamustafalioglu, Uskudar University, Institute of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey
- Blanka Kores Plesnicar, University Psychiatric Clinic Ljubljana, 1260 Ljubljana-Polje, Slovenia
- Andrea Kovacsova, Faculty Hospital, Psychiatric Department, Olomouc, Czech Republic
- Klara Latalova, Faculty Hospital, Psychiatric Department, Olomouc, Czech Republic
- Josef Marksteiner, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy A, LKH Hall, 6060 Hall, Austria
- Filipa Palha, Faculty of Psychology and Education, Portuguese Catholic University, Porto, Portugal
- Jan Pecenak, Faculty of Medicine, Clinic of Psychiatry, University Hospital, Bratislava, Slovakia
- Jan Prasko, Faculty Hospital, Psychiatric Department, Olomouc, Czech Republic
- Dan Prelipceanu, Department of Psychiatry, Carol Davila Medicine and Pharmacy University, Bucharest, Romania
- Petter Andreas Ringen, Specialized Inpatient Department, Gaustad, Division for Mental Health and Addiction, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- Norman Sartorius, Association for the Improvement of Mental Health Programmes, 14 chemin Colladon, 1209 Geneva, Switzerland
- Erich Seifritz, Clinic of Affective Disorders and General Psychiatry, University Hospital of Psychiatry Zurich, 8032 Zurich, Switzerland
- Jaromir Svestka, Faculty Hospital, Psychiatric Department, Brno, Czech Republic
- Magdalena Tyszkowska, 3rd Department of Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology, Sobieskiego 9, 02-957 Warsaw, Poland
- Johannes Wancata, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Division of Social Psychiatry, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
- Journal Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
- Online ISSN 1433-9285
- Print ISSN 0933-7954