The impact of COVID-19 on social stigma and vice versa: Implications and potential responses from a mental health perspective

This manuscript reports the impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 on social stigma; verbatims demonstrating this impact on society and the potential responses or measures that can be taken as individuals and mental health professionals to combat stigma.

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Main Authors: Jayakumar Christy, Bala Shanthi Nikketha, Sanjeev Kumar Manikappa, Kamaldeep Sadh, Damodharan Dinakaran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://www.indjsp.org/article.asp?issn=0971-9962;year=2023;volume=39;issue=2;spage=113;epage=115;aulast=Christy
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author Jayakumar Christy
Bala Shanthi Nikketha
Sanjeev Kumar Manikappa
Kamaldeep Sadh
Damodharan Dinakaran
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description This manuscript reports the impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 on social stigma; verbatims demonstrating this impact on society and the potential responses or measures that can be taken as individuals and mental health professionals to combat stigma.
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spelling doaj.art-daf2ebfd118c43e7a0bebbdf2b196c7f2023-10-26T06:50:33ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Social Psychiatry0971-99622023-01-0139211311510.4103/ijsp.ijsp_420_20The impact of COVID-19 on social stigma and vice versa: Implications and potential responses from a mental health perspectiveJayakumar ChristyBala Shanthi NikkethaSanjeev Kumar ManikappaKamaldeep SadhDamodharan DinakaranThis manuscript reports the impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 on social stigma; verbatims demonstrating this impact on society and the potential responses or measures that can be taken as individuals and mental health professionals to combat stigma.http://www.indjsp.org/article.asp?issn=0971-9962;year=2023;volume=39;issue=2;spage=113;epage=115;aulast=Christycoronavirus disease 2019mental healthstigma
spellingShingle Jayakumar Christy
Bala Shanthi Nikketha
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Kamaldeep Sadh
Damodharan Dinakaran
The impact of COVID-19 on social stigma and vice versa: Implications and potential responses from a mental health perspective
Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry
coronavirus disease 2019
mental health
stigma
title The impact of COVID-19 on social stigma and vice versa: Implications and potential responses from a mental health perspective
title_full The impact of COVID-19 on social stigma and vice versa: Implications and potential responses from a mental health perspective
title_fullStr The impact of COVID-19 on social stigma and vice versa: Implications and potential responses from a mental health perspective
title_full_unstemmed The impact of COVID-19 on social stigma and vice versa: Implications and potential responses from a mental health perspective
title_short The impact of COVID-19 on social stigma and vice versa: Implications and potential responses from a mental health perspective
title_sort impact of covid 19 on social stigma and vice versa implications and potential responses from a mental health perspective
topic coronavirus disease 2019
mental health
stigma
url http://www.indjsp.org/article.asp?issn=0971-9962;year=2023;volume=39;issue=2;spage=113;epage=115;aulast=Christy
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