Journal article
Stereotypes, Stigma, and Mental Illness: Learning From Fieldwork Experiences
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, Vol.49(10), pp.1002-1008
1995
Abstract
Objectives. A phenomenological study explored occupational therapy students' experiences in psychiatric fieldwork Ofparticular interest were students' experiences with and perceptions ofpersons using psychiatric services. Method. Data were gathered from 16 informants, via in-depth interviews and participant observation, on multiple occasions throughout the students' fieldwork affiliations in hospital and community psychiatric service settings. Triangulation of data gathering methods and member checking were used to strengthen the interpretive validity ofthe study. Results. Informants manzfested stereotyped preconceptions and associated anxiety regarding persons labeled as mentally ill, though the strength ofsuch beliefs and feelings was found to diminish as fieldwork progressed. Sensationalized popular images ofmental illness (e.g., that it is linked with malevolence) and some aspects ofacademic and clinical education (e.g., a defiCit focus) seemed to adversely affect students' perceptions. Conclusions. Assisting students to acquire a sound appreciation ofthe humanness ofpersons with psychiatric disorders is an educational imperative. There is a need to critically appraise academic and.fieldwork practices in psychiatric occupational therapy.
Details
- Title
- Stereotypes, Stigma, and Mental Illness: Learning From Fieldwork Experiences
- Authors
- Michael Lyons (Author) - University of QueenslandJ Ziviani (Author) - University of Queensland
- Publication details
- American Journal of Occupational Therapy, Vol.49(10), pp.1002-1008
- Publisher
- American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.
- Date published
- 1995
- DOI
- 10.5014/ajot.49.10.1002
- ISSN
- 0272-9490
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 1995 American Occupational Therapy Assocation Inc. Reproduced with permission of the publisher.
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450286402621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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