Perkins David V, Raines Joshua A, Tschopp Molly K, Warner Todd C
Department of Psychological Science, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306, USA.
Community Ment Health J. 2009 Jun;45(3):158-62. doi: 10.1007/s10597-008-9158-3. Epub 2008 Jul 24.
Stigma impedes the social integration of persons recovering from psychiatric disability, especially those with criminal histories. Little is known about factors that lessen this stigma. Four hundred and four adults listened to one of four vignettes describing a 25-year-old male with schizophrenia and responded to a standard set of items measuring social distance. The individual who was gainfully employed (vs. unemployed), or who had a prior misdemeanor (vs. felony) criminal offense, elicited significantly less stigma. Employment may destigmatize a person coping with both psychiatric disability and a criminal record. Mental health services should encourage paid employment and other paths to community integration.
耻辱感阻碍了从精神疾病中康复的人的社会融入，尤其是那些有犯罪史的人。对于减轻这种耻辱感的因素，我们知之甚少。404名成年人听了四个描述一名25岁精神分裂症男性的小故事之一，并对一组衡量社会距离的标准项目做出了回应。有工作（与失业相比）或有轻罪（与重罪相比）前科的人所引发的耻辱感明显较少。就业可能会消除一个同时患有精神疾病和有犯罪记录的人的污名。心理健康服务应该鼓励带薪就业和其他融入社区的途径。
