The Paradox of Self-Stigma and Mental Illness

By P. Corrigan, A. Watson. 2006

1,842 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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In Clinical Psychology

1. P. Corrigan
2. Nicolas Rüsch
3. Deborah Perlick
4. F. Miller
5. B. Druss
6. J. Phelan
7. John O’Shaughnessy
8. S. Kuwabara

In Social Psychology

1. P. Corrigan
2. J. Livingston
3. Nicolas Rüsch
4. Deborah Perlick
5. B. Druss
6. J. Boyd
7. J. Phelan
8. F. Miller

In Sociology and Political Science

1. P. Corrigan
2. J. Livingston
3. F. Miller
4. J. Boyd
5. J. Phelan
6. Nicolas Rüsch
7. Jonathon E. Larson
8. John O’Shaughnessy

Citations in the corpus

• The Impact of Mental Illness Stigma on Seeking and Participating in Mental Health Care (2014, methodology): “A regressive model of self-stigma has four stages (Corrigan & Watson, 2002): People are (a) aware of the stigma of mental illness (also called perceived stigma: “The public thinks people with mental illness are dangerous”; (Phelan, Link, Stueve, & Pescosolido, 2000).”
• Implicit and Explicit Stigma of Mental Illness in Diagnosed and Healthy Samples (2006, background): “Corrigan and Watson (2002) reviewed the relevant literature on stigma of mental illness, and suggested that the biases “may result in significant loss in self–esteem for some, while others are energized by prejudice and express righteous anger.”
• Perceived stigma and self-stigma of problem gambling: perspectives of people with gambling problems (2016, background): “…themselves, where they come to believe and internalize negative public stereotypes, resulting in diminished self-esteem, self-efficacy and perceived social worth (Corrigan & Watson, 2002b; Scambler, 1998) and behaviour modifications to cope with their ‘spoiled identity’ (Goffman, 1963, p. 3).”
• The Public Stigma of Mental Illness and Drug Addiction (2009, methodology): “…were only able to identify two theoretical models that have been empirically tested using a population-based method: a sociological concept of the stigma process (Link and Phelan, 2001) and a model by Corrigan and Watson (2002) presenting a social psychological perspective on public stigma.”
• Correlates and consequences of internalized stigma for people living with mental illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2010, background): “…whereby affected individuals endorse stereotypes about mental illness, anticipate social rejection, consider stereotypes to be self-relevant, and believe they are devalued members of society (Corrigan, Kerr et al., 2005; Corrigan & Watson, 2002, Corrigan et al., 2006; Ritsher & Phelan, 2004).”
• Forms, Frequency, and Correlates of Perceived Anti-Atheist Discrimination (2012, background): “Similarly, individuals who disclose their mental illness are more likely to experience discrimination (Corrigan & Watson, 2002).”
• Stigma about Depression and its Impact on Help-Seeking Intentions (2006, background): “Self stigma is said to exist when people have negative attitudes about themselves as a result of internalizing stigmatizing ideas held by society [11].”
• EXAMINING TWO ASPECTS OF CONTACT ON THE STIGMA OF MENTAL ILLNESS (2004, background): “Recent research confirms that public attitudes about mental illness are generally negative and yield deleterious effects on the lives of people with these disorders (Corrigan & Watson, 2002).”
• Internalized stigma predicts erosion of morale among psychiatric outpatients. (2004, background): “This concept of internalized stigma, in which the application of negative stereotypes to oneself causes shame and devaluation (Corrigan, 1998), is central to both academic and consumer explanations of the inner psychological harm caused by stigma (Corrigan and Watson, 2002).”
• Self‐stigma and the “why try” effect: impact on life goals and evidence‐based practices (2009, background): “Two factors seem to explain why some people respond to stigma with low self-esteem while others react with righteous indignation (34).”
• Identity, mental health and work: How employees with mental health conditions recount stigma and the pejorative discourse of mental illness (2018, background): “This is problematic because limited self-disclosure, in fact, may have other detrimental effects for these individuals, ranging from limited access to appropriate treatment and diminished workplace performance, to personal anxiety and preoccupation with potential discrimination (Honey, 2003), self-s”