TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Suicide and the economic situation in Europe: are we experiencing the development of a 'reverse stigma'?
JO  - British journal of psychiatry
A1  - Fountoulakis, Konstantinos N.
SP  - 273
EP  - 274
VL  - 209
IS  - 4
N2  - The prevailing picture in both the scientific literature and mass media is that the increase in unemployment acts as a generic risk factor on the entire population and increases the rate of suicide, suggesting that the socioeconomic environment is the determining factor and measures to improve it are the most suitable in the struggle to reduce the number of suicides. As a result, 'horizontal' actions targeting the general population are proposed rather than 'vertical' actions that target specific vulnerable groups. This is not only a mistake but it also constitutes a kind of 'reverse' stigma which deprives mental health patients of their right to receive special and targeted benefits, interventions and care, and deprives mental healthcare of valuable resources.<br><br>© The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2016.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0007-1250
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.115.171785
ID  - ref1
ER  -