Stigma and architecture of mental health  facilities

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 May 2016 English Publisher:Royal College of PsychiatristsJournal:British Journal of Psychiatry, volume 208, pages 499-500 (issn: 0007-1250, eissn: 1472-1465,

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Authors: Jakub S, Bil;

doi: 10.1192/bjp.208.5.499b

pmid: 27143013

Stigma and architecture of mental health facilities

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Abstract

Stigma associated with mental illness is very common. Patients face prejudices, stereotypes, misunderstanding, discrimination, and self-stigma. They are afraid of being labelled. Another fear is the fear of mental health services, which makes patients avoid taking up treatment.[1][1] Apprehension of

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Keywords

Hospitals, Psychiatric, Mental Disorders, Architecture, Social Stigma, Humans

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