Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506-0044, USA.
Clin Psychol Rev. 2011 Aug;31(6):934-48. doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2011.05.003. Epub 2011 May 31.
The current literature on the problem of mental illness stigma in the United States must be expanded to better account for the role of culture. This article examines the relationship between mental illness stigma and culture for Americans of American Indian, Asian, African, Latino, Middle Eastern, and European descent. In this review, culture refers to the shared beliefs, values, and norms of a given racial or ethnic group. The reviewed literature indicates that there are differences in stigma among the various cultural groups; however, explanations as to why these differences exist are scant. Qualitative and quantitative studies indicate that cultural values are important with regard to stigma, particularly for Asian Americans and African Americans. Less is known about the interaction between cultural values and mental illness stigma for other cultural groups. Continued research in the area requires better organization and more exploration of the role of cultural history and values as they relate to mental illness stigma. To that end, a detailed, systematic approach to future research in the area is proposed.
当前关于美国精神疾病污名问题的文献必须加以扩展，以更好地说明文化的作用。本文探讨了美国的美洲印第安人、亚洲人、非裔美国人、拉丁裔、中东裔和欧洲裔美国人的精神疾病污名与文化之间的关系。在本综述中，文化是指特定种族或族裔群体共有的信仰、价值观和规范。所审查的文献表明，在各个文化群体中存在污名差异；但是，对于为什么会存在这些差异的解释却很少。定性和定量研究表明，文化价值观对于污名很重要，尤其是对于亚裔美国人和非裔美国人。对于其他文化群体，文化价值观与精神疾病污名之间的相互作用知之甚少。该领域需要更多的研究，需要更好地组织，并更多地探讨文化历史和价值观在精神疾病污名方面的作用。为此，提出了一种详细、系统的方法来研究该领域的未来。
