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Jennifer Drothy Rafacz
Researcher at Illinois Institute of Technology
Publications - 5
Citations - 1855
Jennifer Drothy Rafacz is an academic researcher from Illinois Institute of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mental illness & Stigma (botany). The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 5 publications receiving 1556 citations. Previous affiliations of Jennifer Drothy Rafacz include Northwestern University.
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Challenging the Public Stigma of Mental Illness: A Meta-Analysis of Outcome Studies
Patrick W. Corrigan,Scott B. Morris,Patrick J. Michaels,Jennifer Drothy Rafacz,Jennifer Drothy Rafacz,Nicolas Rüsch +5 more
TL;DR: A meta-analysis that examined the effects of antistigma approaches that included protest or social activism, education of the public, and contact with persons with mental illness found both education and contact had positive effects on reducing stigma for adults and adolescents with a mental illness.
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Examining a progressive model of self-stigma and its impact on people with serious mental illness
TL;DR: The model was tested on 85 people with schizophrenia or other serious mental illnesses who completed measures representing the four stages of self-stigma, another independently-developed instrument representing self-Stigma, proxies of harm (lowered self-esteem and hopelessness), and depression and results were mixed.
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Self-stigma and coming out about one's mental illness
Patrick W. Corrigan,Scott B. Morris,Jon Larson,Jennifer Drothy Rafacz,Abigail Wassel,Patrick J. Michaels,Sandra Wilkniss,Karen Batia,Nicolas Rüsch +8 more
TL;DR: This study compares coming out to other approaches of controlling self-stigma, finding benefits of being out was associated with affirming strategies and becoming aloof, not with strategies of shame, and implications for how coming out enhances the person's quality of life are discussed.
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Changing Stigmatizing Perceptions and Recollections About Mental Illness: The Effects of NAMI’s In Our Own Voice
Patrick W. Corrigan,Jennifer Drothy Rafacz,Julie B. Hautamaki,Jessica Walton,Nicolas Rüsch,Deepa Rao,Patricia Doyle,Sarah O'Brien,John B. Pryor,Glenn D. Reeder +9 more
TL;DR: Findings suggest the 30 min version of IOOV is as effective as the 90 min standard, and possibly even more so, than the 90- versus 30-min version.
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What Lessons do Coming Out as Gay Men or Lesbians have for People Stigmatized by Mental Illness
Patrick W. Corrigan,Jonathon E. Larson,Julie B. Hautamaki,Alicia K. Matthews,Sachi Kuwabara,Jennifer Drothy Rafacz,Jessica Walton,Abigail Wassel,John O'Shaughnessy +8 more
TL;DR: This study completed semi-structured interviews with 13 gay men and lesbians in order to better understand the personally perceived consequences that guide the coming out process and postulated how these consequences might manifest themselves in the disclosure process of people with serious mental illnesses.