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Stigma scale of epilepsy - Validation process
, 2007 Purpose: To validate a Stigma Scale of Epilepsy (SSE). Methods: The SSE was completed by 40 adult with epilepsy attending an Outpatient Epilepsy Clinic at the University Hospital of UNICAMP, and by 40 people from the community. People were interviewed on
Sander, JW +4 more
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Stigma and Social Control [PDF]
Social interactions provide a set of incentives for regulating individual behavior. Chief among these is stigma, the status loss and discrimination that results from the display of stigmatized attributes or behaviors.
Blume, Lawrence
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HIV-positive patients' experiences of stigma during hospitalisation
, 2001 The aim of the research to be presented in this article was to explore, within an Irish context, HIV positive patients' experiences of hospitalisation, and particularly their experiences of nursing care. This paper reports on one of the dominant themes
Hyde, Abbey, Surlis, Siobhan
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Reconstructing ‘the Alcoholic’: Recovering from Alcohol Addiction and the Stigma this Entails [PDF]
, 2014 Public perception of alcohol addiction is frequently negative, whilst an important part of recovery is the construction of a positive sense of self.
Leeming, Dawn, Hill, Jodie V.
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The impact of Stigma on the Basic Psychological Needs
, 2023 reservedStigma has received increasing attention in health and psychological literature due to its role as a determinant of health inequities. In this work, the Self-Determination Theory -and more specifically, the Basic Needs Theory-, is proposed as a ...
GIL SEQUEIRO, DAVID
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Stigma, social reciprocity and exclusion of HIV/AIDS patients with illicit drug histories: A study of Thai nurses' attitudes [PDF]
, 2008 Background: Stigma is a key barrier for the delivery of care to patients living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). In the Asia region, the HIV/AIDS epidemic has disproportionately affected socially marginalised groups, in particular, injecting drug users.
Reidpath Daniel D +13 more
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Welfare stigma with decreasing employability [PDF]
We analyze the effects of income support on unemployment and welfare dynamics when stigma is attached to welfare provision. Stigma has been modeled in the literature as a cost of welfare participation; in this paper we analyze the effect of income ...
Dalit Contini, Matteo Richiardi
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American Journal of Public Health, 2013 The article discusses an acrylic painting titled the Stigma of HIV created by artist, designer and clinical social worker Lou Storey. In the article the author and Storey offer their opinions on the stigma that is associated with HIV and on the role that Storey's painting can play in helping to prevent the stigma.
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A multidimensional quantitative evaluation of HIV/AIDS-related stigma in Cape Town, South Africa
, 2008 Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-262).This study arose out of a concern that previous South African national surveys may have underestimated the levels of HIV-related stigma because of limitations in the questions employed ...
Maughan-Brown, Brendan
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