BackgroundIndividuals often avoid or delay seeking professional help for mental health
problems. Stigma may be a key deterrent to help-seeking but this has not been reviewed …

How do we understand mental health problems in their social context? A former BMA
Medical Book of the Year award winner, this book provides a sociological analysis of major …

Stigma towards mental illness is poorly understood, often unrecognized by nurses, and
impacts both treatment seeking behavior and treatment adherence. Stigma towards mental …

This investigation used a prospective design to examine the orientation phase of the nurse‐
client relationship A total of 124 newly formed nurse‐client dyads constituted the sample …

This study started as a literature review on stigma as part of a Professional Studies II
Resettlement Course. While conducting the study the author was able to follow‐up previous …

Nursing theorist, Hildegard Peplau (1952) has identified the concept of preconceptions as
critical in the development of the therapeutic nurse–client relationship. Although stereotypes …

Stigma is an ancient evil. When associated with addiction and addiction recovery, it
continues to be a most powerful and pervasive negative force in society. Perceptions …

STIGMA THROUGH HISTORY The word stigma originates from the Greek language, στi'μα,
and specifically from the verb στi'ω, which means “to prick, to puncture.” It connotes a mark …

Regional secure units provide one of the main routes of release for special hospital patients;
a route that in many cases is unsuccessful as the patient is subsequently readmitted to the …

The aim of this study is to identity the ways in which nurses can be effective in helping
anxious patients to feel calmer or more secure. This subject is important to all nurses who …