| Title | The invisibility of violence against women diagnosed with schizophrenia: a synthesis of perspectives. |
| Author(s) | Rice E |
| Institution | College of Nursing, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA. ricee@uwm.edu |
| Source | ANS Adv Nurs Sci 2008 Apr-Jun; 31(2):E9-21. |
| MeSH | Attitude of Health Personnel
Battered Women
Case Management
Female
Humans
Interviews as Topic
Prejudice
Schizophrenia
United States
Violence
Women's Health
Women's Rights
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| Abstract | Women diagnosed with severe mental illness experience twice the rates of violence compared with women without mental illness. Despite awareness of violence, mental healthcare providers feel powerless to combat the problem. This article synthesizes 2 previous interpretive studies that examined violence perpetrated against women diagnosed with schizophrenia. This synthesis critically examines the perspectives of women who experience violence and schizophrenia and case managers who care for them. Stigma was an overarching theme in participants' stories but each group differed in its understanding of how stigma impacted women's lives. This disconnection perpetuates stigma and allows violence to remain invisible. |
| Language | eng |
| Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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| PubMed ID | 18497583 |
