Internalized stigma in mental health staff with lived experience of mental crises-does the professional role protect against self-stigmatization?

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    Such experiences may make it harder for mental health professionals to integrate experiences of mental crises or disorders into their identity. A qualitative study demonstrated that mental health professionals with lived experiences of mental health service utilization constructed and switched between two different and largely unintegrated identities ("professional" and "patient"). Several studies showed that mental health professionals with lived experiences of mental illness used these experiences to deepen their empathic understanding of their clients, leading to enhanced therapeutic relationships. The aim of this study was to better understand if and to what extent mental . . .

     

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