Corrigan Patrick W, Watson Amy C, Miller Frederick E
Institute of Psychology, Illinois Institute of Technology, 3424 South Slate Street, Chicago, IL 60616, USA.
J Fam Psychol. 2006 Jun;20(2):239-46. doi: 10.1037/0893-3200.20.2.239.
Family members of relatives with mental illness or drug dependence or both report that they are frequently harmed by public stigma. No population-based survey, however, has assessed how members of the general public actually view family members. Hence, the authors examined ways that family role and psychiatric disorder influence family stigma. A national sample (N = 968) was recruited for this study. A vignette design describing a person with a health condition and a family member was used. Family stigma related to mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia, is not highly endorsed. Family stigma related to drug dependence, however, is worse than for other health conditions, with family members being blamed for both the onset and offset of a relative's disorder and likely to be socially shunned.
患有精神疾病或药物依赖或两者皆有的亲属的家庭成员报告称，他们经常受到公众污名化的伤害。然而，尚无基于人群的调查评估普通公众对家庭成员的实际看法。因此，作者研究了家庭角色和精神疾病如何影响家庭污名。本研究招募了一个全国性样本（N = 968）。采用了一种描述患有健康状况的人和一名家庭成员的 vignette 设计。与精神疾病（如精神分裂症）相关的家庭污名认可度不高。然而，与药物依赖相关的家庭污名比其他健康状况更严重，家庭成员会因亲属疾病的发作和缓解而受到指责，并且很可能在社会上被回避。
