@article{2339,
  keywords = {Adaptation, Psychological, Counseling, Female, Humans, leprosy, Male, Nepal, Pilot Projects, Psychotherapy, Group, Social Isolation, Stereotyping, Treatment Outcome},
  author = {Floyd-Richard M and Gurung S},
  title = {Stigma reduction through group counselling of persons affected by leprosy--a pilot study.},
  abstract = {<p>Stigmatization of persons with leprosy causes the emotional harm of social, economic and spiritual deprivation. Individual counselling has benefits in addressing these psychosocial problems but is a slow process and effects few people at any one time. Our experience of group counselling of stigmatized persons achieved the following: addressing common issues to more than one person at a time, encouraging the unity of sufferers, developing compassion for others, understanding the common effects of stigmatization, and beginning to overcome its harmful effects.</p>},
  year = {2000},
  journal = {Leprosy review},
  volume = {71},
  pages = {499-504},
  month = {2000 Dec},
  issn = {0305-7518},
  url = {http://leprev.ilsl.br/pdfs/2000/v71n4/pdf/v71n4a08.pdf},
  doi = {10.5935/0305-7518.20000052},
  language = {eng},
}