How does labeling and stigma associated with a mental health diagnosis impact young people?
2014 Mental Health Symposium,
April 26, 2014, 10:00 am SLT/PDT
The Sojourner Auditorium in
Second Life®
Virtual Ability welcomes Dr. Nicolas Rüsch from the University of Ulm
in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, to the 2014 Mental Health Symposium, held at The
Sojourner Auditorium in Second Life®.
Dr.
Rüsch is a consultant psychiatrist and Professor of Public Mental Health in the
Department of Psychiatry II, University of Ulm, Germany. He received his
clinical training in Freiburg, Germany, and Rome, Italy, and spent two years
working with Prof. Patrick W. Corrigan on mental illness stigma research in
Chicago.
In his presentation, Dr. Rüsch will share insights from his
recent research, which focuses on young people at risk of psychosis who may
label themselves and may be labeled by others as mentally ill due to early
signs of the disorder or due to interventions.
Until now, empirical data on the link between labeling,
stigma and well-being in this group were lacking. Dr. Rüsch’s research assessed
self-labeling, stigma variables, well-being and psychiatric symptoms among 172
young people at risk of psychosis in Switzerland. Results suggest that perceived
public stigma, shame about having a mental illness and self-labeling are
associated with increased stigma-related stress and with reduced well-being,
independent of age, gender, psychiatric comorbidity and symptom levels. In
addition to clinical early intervention programs, the research suggests a need
for strategies to address the shame and stigma associated with at-risk states
and early psychosis.
- View Dr. Nicolas Rüsch’s Curriculum Vitae and list of publications.
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- Visit The Sojourner Auditorium in Second Life®.
- See 2014 Mental Health Symposium schedule.
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