Chinese Mental Health Journal 2015;(6):442-445

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1000-6729.2015.06.008

Stigma of bipolar disorder:A review

Jie ZHAO ; Tiebang LIU

Keywords

bipolar disorder; public stigma; self-stigma; social function; review

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

Many studies had shown that the stigma is the important factor for diagnosis,treatment and re-covery of bipolar disorder.The stigma not only has negative effects on the patients and also on the marriage,fami-lies,study,work,medication treatment,and many other aspects.This paper reviews the development of definition of stigma,the characteristics,effects,interventions of stigma of bipolar disorder,finally,make a summary and put for-ward the prospects.