@article{27943, author = {Kaufman K}, title = {Epilepsy and secondary perceived stigma in a social setting: A night at the theater.}, abstract = {

Stigma impacts >50% of persons with epilepsy (PWE) and is a key factory in quality of life. Stigma can be both enacted (external factors) and felt (internal factors). In this article, felt/perceived stigma is more broadly defined as a combination of internal factors and perceptions of external factors. Secondary perceived stigma is felt/perceived stigma by a third party. A key, but often underappreciated, consideration in felt/perceived stigma may occur when a seemingly innocuous statement by a speaker is perceived as stigmatizing by the PWE and/or even by an unintended third party. This autobiographic short report addresses secondary perceived stigma in a social setting, the theater.

}, year = {2016}, journal = {Epilepsy & behavior : E&B}, volume = {61}, pages = {138-140}, issn = {1525-5069}, doi = {10.1016/j.yebeh.2016.05.003}, language = {eng}, }