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Schizophrenia And Social Stigma: How Society Views Those With Mental Illness, Rebecca Littrel
Schizophrenia And Social Stigma: How Society Views Those With Mental Illness, Rebecca Littrel
Undergraduate Research Symposium
Mental Illness is one of the most stigmatized diseases in the media today. Patients diagnosed with schizophrenia are more likely to have depression, more likely to commit suicide, and less likely to hold a job and be covered by insurance companies. How society views mental illness needs to change. Mental health professionals often feel stigmatized for their jobs as well.