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Publication date: 4 July 2016

Revisiting the Relationships among Community Mental Health Services, Stigma, and Well-Being

Kristen Marcussen and Christian Ritter

This chapter examines the effects of mental health services and stigma on changes in self-concept and well-being for individuals with SPMI.

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Purpose

This chapter examines the effects of mental health services and stigma on changes in self-concept and well-being for individuals with SPMI.

Methodology/approach

Data for this chapter come from structured interviews and service data for 140 individuals with severe and persistent mental illnesses. We use structural equation modeling to examine the relationship between perceived and internalized stigma, as well as the relationships among stigma, self-concept (self-esteem and mastery), and well-being (quality of life and functioning).

Findings

We find that case management is negatively related to quality of life and psychiatric services are positively related to functioning. Crisis services and assessment are associated with mastery in opposite directions. Internalized stigma is positively associated with self-esteem and mastery, and negatively associated with functioning. We do not find a relationship between services and stigma.

Research limitations/implications

A limitation to this chapter is the sample size, which prohibits us from examining a full range of services and outcomes. Nonetheless, our findings provide information about how services and stigma impact well-being, and may be used as a starting point for considering strategies for improving services and reducing stigma. Future work should consider pairing outcomes with services to determine their effectiveness.

Originality/value

This chapter builds on previous research that examines the relative effects of services and stigma among individuals in community health care by extending measures of both services and stigma, and by examining the relationship between them, in order to better determine their implications for self-concept and well-being.

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50 Years After Deinstitutionalization: Mental Illness in Contemporary Communities
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/S1057-629020160000017007
ISBN: 978-1-78560-403-4

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  • Mental health services
  • perceived stigma
  • internalized stigma
  • self-concept
  • quality of life
  • functioning

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50 Years After Deinstitutionalization: Mental Illness in Contemporary Communities
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/S1057-629020160000017016
ISBN: 978-1-78560-403-4

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Introduction: Legacies of Deinstitutionalization through the Lens of Medical Sociology

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50 Years After Deinstitutionalization: Mental Illness in Contemporary Communities
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/S1057-629020160000017015
ISBN: 978-1-78560-403-4

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