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STIGMA AND MENTAL ILLNESS: WHY DOES IT EXIST?

One of the most damaging effects of psychiatric illness is the experience of stigma. Stigmatization is the social rejection of those with mental illness. This may be seen in the tendency to ridicule or shun those with mental illness. It is see..

  • Posted by Alan Eppel
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Moving Beyond a Sense of Guilt

Vol 10 #2 Caroline Giroux, MD, FRCPC Author information: Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, UC Davis Health System, Sacramento, CA, [email protected] Every year around December, there seems to be ..

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Psychiatry Race and Culture

Journal of Psychiatry Reform vol. 10 #2, February 2023 Author Alan Eppel  MB, FRCPC Orcid https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4880-4097 Introduction Psychiatry at its core concerns the relationship between people. All diagnostic and therapeutic inter..

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Review of “Gasping for Air and Grasping Air in Medicine: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion on the Medical Frontlines,” Edited by Mariam Abdurrahman, Ana Hategan, and Caroline Giroux.

Journal of Psychiatry Reform vol. 11 #3, March 2024 James A. Bourgeois, O.D., M.D. Author Information Vice Chair, Hospital Psychiatry Services, Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University o..

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