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Erschienen in: Community Mental Health Journal 3/2017

01.06.2016 | Original Paper

Decreasing the Stigma of Mental Illness Through a Student-Nurse Mentoring Program: A Qualitative Study

verfasst von: J. Konadu Fokuo, Virginia Goldrick, Jeanette Rossetti, Carol Wahlstrom, Carla Kocurek, Jonathon Larson, Patrick Corrigan

Erschienen in: Community Mental Health Journal | Ausgabe 3/2017

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Abstract

Stigma is defined as endorsing prejudicial attitudes about mental illness leading to discriminatory behaviors. It undermines the quality of medical care received by people with mental illness. Research suggests contact based interventions are effective in reducing stigma and increasing positive attitudes towards people with mental illness. This paper describes the development of a consumer led student-nurse mentoring program as part of nursing student education. People with lived mental health experience would mentor student nurses regarding the harmful effects of stigma and the beneficial outcomes of affirming attitudes. Seventy members of stakeholder groups (people with lived mental health experience and student nurses) participated in focus groups. Qualitative analyses revealed themes across stakeholder groups regarding: perceived mental health stigma from nurses, ways to reduce stigma, target message for the mentorship program, characteristics of mentors and logistics in developing such a program within the student nurse curricula.
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Metadaten
Titel
Decreasing the Stigma of Mental Illness Through a Student-Nurse Mentoring Program: A Qualitative Study
verfasst von
J. Konadu Fokuo
Virginia Goldrick
Jeanette Rossetti
Carol Wahlstrom
Carla Kocurek
Jonathon Larson
Patrick Corrigan
Publikationsdatum
01.06.2016
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Community Mental Health Journal / Ausgabe 3/2017
Print ISSN: 0010-3853
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-2789
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-016-0016-4

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