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Trends Cogn Sci. 2012 Jan;16(1):9-10. doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2011.11.002. Epub 2011 Dec 5.
Advances in neuroscience, technology and research sophistication have greatly increased understanding of mental illnesses and improved the treatment of these disorders. However, there are also important psychosocial aspects of mental illness that play a significant role in recovery from these conditions. One set of these factors involves the prejudice and discrimination, often referred to as 'stigma', faced by people when others learn that they have been diagnosed with, and/or treated for, a mental disorder.
神经科学、技术和研究方法的进步极大地提高了人们对精神疾病的认识，并改善了这些疾病的治疗方法。然而，精神疾病也有一些重要的心理社会方面，这些方面在这些疾病的康复中起着重要作用。其中一组因素涉及到人们在被他人得知自己被诊断出患有精神障碍和/或接受治疗时所面临的偏见和歧视，通常被称为“污名”。
