Lit & DisEase Series--Stigma of Mental Illness
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Summary by author Lucy:

In recent years, mental illness has gradually become an important factor affecting people's mental health, and media reports on mental illness are also increasing. There is a persistent prejudice against these persons with mental illness. Most people’s image of them is always violent, emotional, and excited. Especially when the words “mental illness” appears in the information provided by the media, and it is associated with the information of hurting others and behaving strangely, people have a more negative view of mental illness, and even have a negative attitude of fear and rejection to the mental illness patients. Some mental illness people are even afraid to express their mental health status for fear of discrimination and prejudice. Mental illness stigmatization continues to be an issue of concern. Mental illness stigma is a widespread phenomenon that occurs in every country. People need to look at mental illness correctly, and people with mental health conditions should get more care instead of discrimination.

Work Cited

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https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/what-is-mental-illness (Links to an external site.))

Ezell1, Jerel M., et al. Measuring Recurring Stigma in the Lives of Individuals with Mental Illness. Community Ment Health J. 54:27–32, 2018.

Vaccaro, Jerry. "The Forgotten Illness." Modern healthcare 34.35 (2004): 18. ProQuest. 29 Mar. 2021.

Carter, Emily. Mental Health Stigma in America: What it is, and How to Help.    Gomohealth. January 22nd, 2019

The Beginning song is from https://www.tribeofnoise.com/Solstar (Links to an external site.))

The ending song is Healing Song. The source is

https://t1.kugou.com/song.html?id=6asjM70xVV2 (Links to an external site.))