A Paradigm Shift: Addressing Two Misrecognitions About the Stigma of Mental Illness

• By: Helen-Maria Lekas, PhD Suzanne B. Feeney, MBA Dhanushki Samaranayake, PhD Daniele Martino, MA Kerstin Pahl, PhD Crystal Fuller Lewis, PhD
• July 14th, 2022
• institutional stigma, intersectionality, mental health stigma, stereotypes, stigma, stigma reduction, stigmatizing labels, Summer 2022 Issue
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The stigma of mental illness has proven to be persistent and stubbornly immune to a wide range of stigma-reducing campaigns, programs, and interventions. The intensity of stigma varies by diagnosis, with depression and anxiety being less stigmatizing than, for example, schizophrenia and bipolar...