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Stigmatisering av personer som lider av psykisk ohälsa utanför psykiatrin - En litteraturöversikt
Dalarna University, School of Health and Welfare.
Dalarna University, School of Health and Welfare.
2021 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Stigmatization of people suffering from mental illness outside psychiatry (English)
Abstract [sv]

Bakgrund: Personer som lider av psykisk ohälsa upplever stigmatisering i olikasammanhang. Det finns varierande faktorer som påverkas av stigmatisering hospersoner som lider av psykisk ohälsa vilket leder även till upplevelser avdiskriminering hos dem. Stigmatisering är ett vanligt förekommande problem isamhället vilket medför konsekvenser hos dem.Syfte: Syftet med denna studie är att beskriva faktorer relaterade till stigmatiseringav samt dessa konsekvenser för personer som lider av psykisk ohälsa utanförpsykiatrin.Metod: Examensarbetet genomfördes som en litteraturöversikt där 15 vetenskapligaartiklar söktes fram utifrån syftet som sedan analyserades och sammanställdes tillresultatet. Artiklarna var av både kvalitativ, kvantitativ design samt en mixad metod.Databaserna CINAHL och PsycINFO användes som sökmotorer.Resultat: Resultatet består av fyra huvudkategorier. “Livskvalitet” där beskrivskonsekvenser av stigmatisering på livskvalitet. “kulturella och sociodemografiskafaktorer” där diskuteras kulturella perspektivens påverkan på stigmatisering samtsambandet mellan stigmatisering och utbildningsnivå beskrivs. “Socialdistansering” där påpekas faktorer som förorsakar att personer som lider av psykiskohälsa dra sig ur sociala situationer. “Familjen” där beskrivs familjen som en källatill stigmatisering.Slutsats: Stigmatisering påverkar livskvaliteten hos personer som lider av psykiskohälsa. Vidare kan bristande tillgång och nivå på utbildning öka risken förstigmatisering. Stigmatisering leder även till social distansering hos personer somlider av psykisk ohälsa. Dessutom räknas familjen till personer som lider av psykiskohälsa som en viktig källa till stigmatisering vilket gör att de undviker prata ompsykisk ohälsa i familjen.

Abstract [en]

Background: People suffering from mental illness experience stigma in differentcontexts. There are various factors that affected by stigma in people suffering frommental illness, which also leads to experiences of discrimination in them. Stigma isa common problem in today's society, which has consequences in people sufferingfrom mental illness.Aim: The purpose of this study is to describe factors related to the stigma of as wellas these consequences for people suffering from mental illness outside psychiatry.Method: The thesis carried out as a literature review where 15 scientific articlessearched based on the purpose, which then analyzed and compiled into the results.The articles were of both qualitative, quantitative design and a mixed method. TheCINAHL and PsycINFO databases used as search engines.Result: The result consists of four main categories. “Quality of life” describes theconsequences of stigma on quality of life. “Cultural and socio-demographic factors”which discuss the impact of cultural perspectives on stigma and the link betweenstigma and educational attainment are described. “Social distancing,” points outfactors that cause people suffering from mental illness to withdraw from socialsituations. "Family" there describes the family as a source of stigma.Conclusion: Stigma affects the quality of life of people suffering from mentalillness. Furthermore, lack of access and level of education can increase the risk ofstigma. Stigma also leads to social distancing in people suffering from mentalillness. In addition, the family of people suffering from mental illness considered animportant source of stigma, which means that they avoid talking about mental illnessin the family.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2021.
Keywords [en]
Discrimination, literature review, mental illness, stigmatization.
Keywords [sv]
Diskriminering, litteraturöversikt, psykisk ohälsa, stigmatisering
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Nursing
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URN: urn:nbn:se:du-38847OAI: oai:DiVA.org:du-38847DiVA, id: diva2:1613799
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Caring Science/Nursing
Available from: 2021-11-23 Created: 2021-11-23

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