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Antioch University Full-Text Dissertations & Theses

2011

Clinical Psychology

Cultural stigma

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A Conceptualization Of Treatment Stigma In Returning Veterans, Jason B. Flick Jan 2011

A Conceptualization Of Treatment Stigma In Returning Veterans, Jason B. Flick

Antioch University Full-Text Dissertations & Theses

The dissertation project combines three theoretical models that inform conceptualizations of the origins, manifestations, and consequences of stigma: the Social Psychological model (SPM), the Sociological model (SM), and the Cognitive-behavioral model (CBM). These models merge into a single, integrative lens, through which stigma can be examined on both cultural and individual levels. This lens is then applied to the cultural and individual manifestations of the stigma of seeking psychological treatment experienced by veterans who have served in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). Through this lens, an understanding of the inception, maintenance, and effects of this treatment …