Epilepsy is, in the majority of cases, a short-lived and self-limiting clinical condition. However, individuals labelled as epileptic frequently continue to feel stigmatised, even after their seizures remit. This paper describes the nature and extent of stigma in a group of individuals with epilepsy in remission. The distinction between 'felt' and 'enacted' stigma is examined, and found to be supported by the data.
BT - Social science & medicine (1982) C1 -http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8140453?dopt=Abstract
IS - 2 J2 - Soc Sci Med LA - eng N2 -Epilepsy is, in the majority of cases, a short-lived and self-limiting clinical condition. However, individuals labelled as epileptic frequently continue to feel stigmatised, even after their seizures remit. This paper describes the nature and extent of stigma in a group of individuals with epilepsy in remission. The distinction between 'felt' and 'enacted' stigma is examined, and found to be supported by the data.
PY - 1994 SP - 269 EP - 74 T2 - Social science & medicine (1982) TI - Felt versus enacted stigma: a concept revisited. Evidence from a study of people with epilepsy in remission. VL - 38 SN - 0277-9536 ER -