“It pulls you down, but you need it to access the benefits”: the double-edged sword of mental illness diagnosis
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Universidad Católica del Uruguay Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga
2022
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| contents | “It pulls you down, but you need it to access the benefits”: the double-edged sword of mental illness diagnosis Liana Cristina Dalla Vecchia Pereira Morten Skovdal Psicología Spain Mental health stigmatization mental diseases psychiatric diagnosis Mental ill-health is rife in all corners of the world. Mental illness diagnosis simultaneously names the problem and labels a person. Taking a social representations perspective, this phenomenological study explores how 12 people living with a mental disorder in Barcelona, Spain, experienced their diagnosis. They experienced having to process what this “diagnosis for life” meant for their sense of self. Immediate encounters of stereotyping and changes in their social relations, reinforced their experience of being “stigmatized for life” and seen as “mentally ill all the time”. Participants did however also note that the diagnosis helped them make sense of the past and the future, including enabling access to specific benefits, which supported their recovery and helped them make ends meet - highlighting the ambivalence of mental illness diagnosis. This study highlights the need to consider the social context and patients’ narrated experiences of diagnosis centre stage. 2022 artículo científico 1688-4094 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=459571462002 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/4595/459571462002/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/4595/459571462002/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/4595/459571462002/459571462002.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/4595/459571462002/movil 10.22235/cp.v16i1.2220 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=4595 Ciencias Psicológicas application/pdf Universidad Católica del Uruguay Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga Ciencias Psicológicas (Uruguay) Num.1 Vol.16 |
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| spellingShingle | “It pulls you down, but you need it to access the benefits”: the double-edged sword of mental illness diagnosis Liana Cristina Dalla Vecchia Pereira Psicología Spain Mental health stigmatization mental diseases psychiatric diagnosis “It pulls you down, but you need it to access the benefits”: the double-edged sword of mental illness diagnosis Liana Cristina Dalla Vecchia Pereira Morten Skovdal Psicología Spain Mental health stigmatization mental diseases psychiatric diagnosis Mental ill-health is rife in all corners of the world. Mental illness diagnosis simultaneously names the problem and labels a person. Taking a social representations perspective, this phenomenological study explores how 12 people living with a mental disorder in Barcelona, Spain, experienced their diagnosis. They experienced having to process what this “diagnosis for life” meant for their sense of self. Immediate encounters of stereotyping and changes in their social relations, reinforced their experience of being “stigmatized for life” and seen as “mentally ill all the time”. Participants did however also note that the diagnosis helped them make sense of the past and the future, including enabling access to specific benefits, which supported their recovery and helped them make ends meet - highlighting the ambivalence of mental illness diagnosis. This study highlights the need to consider the social context and patients’ narrated experiences of diagnosis centre stage. 2022 artículo científico 1688-4094 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=459571462002 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/4595/459571462002/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/4595/459571462002/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/4595/459571462002/459571462002.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/4595/459571462002/movil 10.22235/cp.v16i1.2220 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=4595 Ciencias Psicológicas application/pdf Universidad Católica del Uruguay Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga Ciencias Psicológicas (Uruguay) Num.1 Vol.16 |
| title | “It pulls you down, but you need it to access the benefits”: the double-edged sword of mental illness diagnosis |
| topic | Psicología Spain Mental health stigmatization mental diseases psychiatric diagnosis |
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