01387nas a2200313   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653003000055653001500085653001100100653001100111653001200122653000900134653001000143653001900153653002500172653002100197653001700218653002200235100002000257700001300277245009400290856005900384300001200443490000700455050002200462520057500484022001401059       2000                            d  c2000 Dec10aAdaptation, Psychological10aCounseling10aFemale10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale10aNepal10aPilot Projects10aPsychotherapy, Group10aSocial Isolation10aStereotyping10aTreatment Outcome1 aFloyd-Richard M1 aGurung S00aStigma reduction through group counselling of persons affected by leprosy--a pilot study.  uhttp://leprev.ilsl.br/pdfs/2000/v71n4/pdf/v71n4a08.pdf  a499-5040 v71  aFLOYDRICHARD 20003 a<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>  a0305-7518