Article
Stigmatization, Discrimination, and Mental Health: The Impact of Multiple Identity Status
American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
(2004)
Abstract
The authors present the empirical characteristics of the Experience of Discrimination Scale (EDS) using baseline data from the Center for Mental Health Services‐funded, multisite Consumer Operated Services Project. Specific hypotheses focused on the influence of multiple identity status on reports of discrimination. Data indicated that discrimination caused by mental disability was associated with level of psychiatric symptoms and perceived social rejection as a result of mental illness, whereas discrimination for other reasons was associated with broader quality of life and social interaction indicators. The clinical and policy implications of findings are discussed.
Disciplines
Publication Date
October, 2004
DOI
10.1037/0002-9432.74.4.529
Citation Information
Jeffrey Noel, Vetta L Sanders Thompson and Jean Campbell. "Stigmatization, Discrimination, and Mental Health: The Impact of Multiple Identity Status" American Journal of Orthopsychiatry Vol. 74 Iss. 4 (2004) p. 529 - 544 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jeffrey-noel/15/