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International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
Published in: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction 2/2006

01-04-2006 | Editorial

The Stigmatization of Neurological and Mental Health Conditions: Epilepsy as a Case Example

Authors: Alex Grunfeld, Silvester J. Komlodi

Published in: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction | Issue 2/2006

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Redressing the stigmatization of mental illness remains elusive even in this heralded age of social acceptance and diversity. Although clinically not defined as a mental illness, the long history of scholarly focus on epilepsy and its psychosocial significance serves as a model in describing the stigmatization of abnormal neurological disorders. Although the scholarly community continues to report on the stigmatization of mental illness, there has been little success over the past 20 years to ameliorate the problem. …
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Title
The Stigmatization of Neurological and Mental Health Conditions: Epilepsy as a Case Example
Authors
Alex Grunfeld
Silvester J. Komlodi
Publication date
01-04-2006
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction / Issue 2/2006
Print ISSN: 1557-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1557-1882
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-006-9018-8

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