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Stigma and Quality of Life among People Diagnosed with Mental Disorders: a Narrative Review

2021; Volume: 2; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.17816/cp83

2713-2919

Adela Magdalena Ciobanu, Larisa M. Catrinescu, Daniel M. Ivașcu, Carmen P. Niculae, Andreea Silvana Szalontay,

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

The anti-psychiatric movements that emerged in the early 1960s led to the appearance of stigma in psychiatry. The misunderstanding of the concept of mental disorder, the negative way in which associated hospitalization was perceived, the inclination to treat patients through psychological therapies, and the criticism of pharmacological treatment led to the discrediting of psychiatry.