IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/cysrev/v32y2010i4p496-505.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Stigma experience among adolescents taking psychiatric medication

Author

Listed:
  • Kranke, Derrick
  • Floersch, Jerry
  • Townsend, Lisa
  • Munson, Michelle

Abstract

This study investigated the experience of stigma among adolescents taking psychiatric medication for the treatment of a diagnosed mental illness. Although medications are intended to improve functioning and reduce mental disorder symptoms, little research has examined the potential stigma associated with taking them. This study recruited forty adolescents, ages 12-17, who met DSM-IV criteria for a mental health disorder and who were taking a psychiatric medication at the time of the study. Data were collected using a semi-structured interview instrument and were thematically analyzed using Link, Cullen, Struening, Shrout, and Dohrenwend's (1989) modified model of labeling theory. Results indicate that many adolescents did experience stigma. In particular, 90% of the sample endorsed at least one of Link et al.'s (1989) constructs of secrecy, shame, and limiting social interaction; four endorsed no stigma themes. Additional themes emerged indicating that the perceptions of adolescents' family members and school environments can accentuate their experience of stigma or serve as a protective barrier against it. The thematic findings of secrecy and shame were used to construct hypothetical models for how adolescents limited their social interaction.

Suggested Citation

  • Kranke, Derrick & Floersch, Jerry & Townsend, Lisa & Munson, Michelle, 2010. "Stigma experience among adolescents taking psychiatric medication," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 32(4), pages 496-505, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:32:y:2010:i:4:p:496-505
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0190-7409(09)00312-0
    Download Restriction: Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Hennie Boeije, 2002. "A Purposeful Approach to the Constant Comparative Method in the Analysis of Qualitative Interviews," Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, Springer, vol. 36(4), pages 391-409, November.
    2. Thompson, Richard, 2005. "The course and correlates of mental health care received by young children: Descriptive data from a longitudinal urban high-risk sample," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 27(1), pages 39-50, January.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Moses, Tally, 2014. "Determinants of mental illness stigma for adolescents discharged from psychiatric hospitalization," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 109(C), pages 26-34.
    2. Chavira, Denise A. & Bantados, Brenda & Rapp, Amy & Firpo-Perretti, Yudelki M. & Escovar, Emily & Dixon, Louise & Drahota, Amy & Palinkas, Lawrence A., 2017. "Parent-reported stigma and child anxiety: A mixed methods research study," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 76(C), pages 237-242.
    3. Villagrana, Margarita & Guillen, Cindy & Macedo, Vanessa & Lee, Sei-Young, 2018. "Perceived self-stigma in the utilization of mental health services in foster care and post foster care among foster care alumni," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 85(C), pages 26-34.
    4. O'Connor, Cliodhna & Kadianaki, Irini & Maunder, Kristen & McNicholas, Fiona, 2018. "How does psychiatric diagnosis affect young people's self-concept and social identity? A systematic review and synthesis of the qualitative literature," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 212(C), pages 94-119.
    5. Ferrie, Jamie & Miller, Hannah & Hunter, Simon C., 2020. "Psychosocial outcomes of mental illness stigma in children and adolescents: A mixed-methods systematic review," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 113(C).
    6. Coates, Dominiek & Howe, Deborah, 2014. "The importance and benefits of youth participation in mental health settings from the perspective of the headspace Gosford Youth Alliance in Australia," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 46(C), pages 294-299.

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Tabone, Jiyoung Kim & Thompson, Richard & Wiley, Tisha R.A., 2010. "The impact of early mental health services on child behavioral outcomes: Comparisons between and within trajectory groups," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 32(2), pages 292-297, February.
    2. Maider Belintxon & Nisha Dogra & Paula McGee & Maria Jesus Pumar‐Mendez & Olga Lopez‐Dicastillo, 2020. "Encounters between children's nurses and culturally diverse parents in primary health care," Nursing & Health Sciences, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 22(2), pages 273-282, June.
    3. Julia Veidt & Steven Lam & Hung Nguyen-Viet & Tran Thi Tuyet-Hanh & Huong Nguyen-Mai & Sherilee L. Harper, 2018. "Is Agricultural Intensification a Growing Health Concern? Perceptions from Waste Management Stakeholders in Vietnam," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(12), pages 1-13, November.
    4. Iversen, Sara V. & Naomi, van der Velden & Convery, Ian & Mansfield, Lois & Holt, Claire D.S., 2022. "Why understanding stakeholder perspectives and emotions is important in upland woodland creation – A case study from Cumbria, UK," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 114(C).
    5. Komppula, Raija, 2014. "The role of individual entrepreneurs in the development of competitiveness for a rural tourism destination – A case study," Tourism Management, Elsevier, vol. 40(C), pages 361-371.
    6. Anna Romiti & Mario Vecchio & Chiara Milani & Gino Sartor, 2023. "Italian healthcare organizations facing new dimensions: changes in governance structure," Journal of Management & Governance, Springer;Accademia Italiana di Economia Aziendale (AIDEA), vol. 27(3), pages 893-921, September.
    7. Saint Ville, Arlette S. & Hickey, Gordon M. & Phillip, Leroy E., 2017. "How do stakeholder interactions influence national food security policy in the Caribbean? The case of Saint Lucia," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 68(C), pages 53-64.
    8. Martha A Abshire & Marie T Nolan & Sydney M Dy & Joseph J Gallo, 2020. "What matters when doctors die: A qualitative study of family perspectives," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(6), pages 1-12, June.
    9. Zhongzhong Fu & Han Yan & Zhongnan Fu, 2024. "Negotiation within legitimate political boundaries: revealing the bottom-up news filtering of Chinese Party newspapers," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 11(1), pages 1-8, December.
    10. Ejiogu, Amanze & Ambituuni, Ambisisi & Ejiogu, Chibuzo, 2021. "Accounting for accounting’s role in the neoliberalization processes of social housing in England: A Bourdieusian perspective," CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON ACCOUNTING, Elsevier, vol. 80(C).
    11. Antony S. Cheng & Lisa Dale, 2020. "Achieving Adaptive Governance of Forest Wildfire Risk Using Competitive Grants: Insights From the Colorado Wildfire Risk Reduction Grant Program," Review of Policy Research, Policy Studies Organization, vol. 37(5), pages 657-686, September.
    12. Tineke Schoot & Ireen Proot & Marja Legius & Ruud ter Meulen & Luc de Witte, 2006. "Client-Centered Home Care," Clinical Nursing Research, , vol. 15(4), pages 231-254, November.
    13. María Gloria Villarejo-Rodríguez & Beatriz Rodríguez-Martín, 2019. "A Qualitative Study of Parents’ Conceptualizations on Fever in Children Aged 0 to 12 Years," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(16), pages 1-11, August.
    14. Singh, Pratibha & Sharma, Mahak & Daim, Tugrul, 2024. "Envisaging AR travel revolution for visiting heritage sites: A mixed-method approach," Technology in Society, Elsevier, vol. 76(C).
    15. Martínez Álvarez, Melisa & Borghi, Josephine & Acharya, Arnab & Vassall, Anna, 2016. "Is Development Assistance for Health fungible? Findings from a mixed methods case study in Tanzania," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 159(C), pages 161-169.
    16. Claire L O’Reilly & Diane Paul & Rebecca McCahon & Sumitra Shankar & Alan Rosen & Thomas Ramzy, 2019. "Stigma and discrimination in individuals with severe and persistent mental illness in an assertive community treatment team: Perceptions of families and healthcare professionals," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 65(7-8), pages 570-579, November.
    17. Damian, April Joy & Gallo, Joseph J. & Mendelson, Tamar, 2018. "Barriers and facilitators for access to mental health services by traumatized youth," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 85(C), pages 273-278.
    18. Keith A. Houghton & Christine Jubb & Michael Kend, 2011. "Materiality in the context of audit: the real expectations gap," Managerial Auditing Journal, Emerald Group Publishing, vol. 26(6), pages 482-500, June.
    19. Gretchen Keller & Alefia Merchant & Carol Common & Andrea M Laizner, 2017. "Patient experiences of in‐hospital preparations for follow‐up care at home," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 26(11-12), pages 1485-1494, June.
    20. Cartwright, Severina & Davies, Iain & Archer-Brown, Chris, 2021. "Managing relationships on social media in business-to-business organisations," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 125(C), pages 120-134.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:32:y:2010:i:4:p:496-505. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Catherine Liu (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/childyouth .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.