Stigmatization of Individuals Who Receive Psychotherapy: An Interaction Between Help-seeking Behavior and the Presence of Depression

By Denise D. Ben-Porath. 2002

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology

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Avoidance of Counseling: Psychological Factors That Inhibit Seeking Help (2007, background): “Furthermore, although people who experience depression are seen as emotionally unstable, those who seek help for depression are viewed as particularly unstable (Ben-Porath, 2002), suggesting that it is not simply having a disorder but the seeking of help from a professional that is stigmatized.”
Perceived public stigma and the willingness to seek counseling: The mediating roles of self-stigma and attitudes toward counseling. (2007, background): “In scenariobased research, individuals described as seeking assistance for depression were rated as more emotionally unstable, less interesting, and less confident than those described as seeking help for back pain and than those described as not seeking help for depression (Ben-Porath, 2002).”
The Relationships of Public and Self-Stigma to Seeking Mental Health Services (2011, background): “Both possession of a psychological diagnosis and the act of seeking treatment appear to be stigmatizing (Ben-Porath, 2002).”
The utility of the relationship assessment scale in multiple types of relationships (2011, result): “This finding is consistent with prior research demonstrating that people generally perceive those with mental illness more negatively (Ben-Porath, 2002; Sibicky & Dovidio, 1986; Weiner, Perry, & Magnusson, 1988).”
The Role of Public and Self-Stigma in Predicting Attitudes Toward Group Counseling (2010, background): “Similarly, those seeking help for depression are viewed as less stable, less interesting, and less confident than those seeking help for physical concerns (Ben-Porath, 2002).”
Predicting Self-Esteem and Intentions to Seek Counseling (2015, background): “Distinct from the stigma associated with mental illness is the stigma of engaging in the help-seeking process (Ben-Porath, 2002; Tucker et al., 2013).”
Measuring Perceptions of Stigmatization by Others for Seeking Psychological Help: Reliability and Validity of a New Stigma Scale With College Students (2009, background): “…described as seeking treatment for depression was regarded as more emotionally unstable, less interesting, and less confident than was an individual described as seeking treatment for back pain and than an individual described as having depression but not seeking treatment (Ben-Porath, 2002).”
COVID-19 and the workplace: Implications, issues, and insights for future research and action. (2020, background): “…practices” in virtual helping can assist help-seekers in overcoming these psychological barriers by maintaining personal privacy (Cleavenger & Munyon, 2015), reducing stigmatization (Ben-Porath, 2002), and instilling hope that things will get better once help is received (McDermott et al., 2017).”