Author
Martin Fafejta
Bio: Martin Fafejta is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mental health & Mental illness. The author has co-authored 1 publications.
Topics: Mental health, Mental illness
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TL;DR: In this article, qualitative research among people diagnosed with a mental illness who voluntarily attend a mental health center was conducted, and it was shown that such individuals are often socially marginalized, not only in the public but also in the private sphere.
Abstract: This paper is based on qualitative research among people diagnosed with a mental illness who voluntarily attend a mental health center. Such individuals are given a degrading “mentally ill” label, which transforms them into a “new” person. This study showed that—due to their label—research participants are often socially marginalized—not only in the public but also in the private sphere. As members of an “organized deviant group” (the mental health center), they follow a “deviant career” and find a job outside the regular job market. Their marginalization is not only caused by their health problems (by their impairment), but they are also disabled through social reactions to these problems. Psychiatry based on the biological model of the disease cannot, therefore, help them without the cooperation of social science approaches dealing with social marginalization.