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Dahl CM, de Souza FM, Lovisi GM, et al. Stigma and recovery in the narratives of peer support workers in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. BJPsych Int. 2015;12(4):83-85doi: 10.1192/s2056474000000611.
Dahl, C. M., de Souza, F. M., Lovisi, G. M., & Cavalcanti, M. T. (2015). Stigma and recovery in the narratives of peer support workers in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. BJPsych international, 12(4), 83-85. https://doi.org/10.1192/s2056474000000611
Dahl, Catarina Magalhães, et al. "Stigma and recovery in the narratives of peer support workers in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil." BJPsych international vol. 12,4 (2015): 83-85. doi: https://doi.org/10.1192/s2056474000000611
Dahl CM, de Souza FM, Lovisi GM, Cavalcanti MT. Stigma and recovery in the narratives of peer support workers in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. BJPsych Int. 2015 Nov 01;12(4):83-85. doi: 10.1192/s2056474000000611. eCollection 2015 Nov. PMID: 29093868; PMCID: PMC5618867.
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BJPsych Int. 2015 Nov 01;12(4):83-85. doi: 10.1192/s2056474000000611. eCollection 2015 Nov.

Stigma and recovery in the narratives of peer support workers in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

BJPsych international

Catarina Magalhães Dahl, Flavia Mitkiewicz de Souza, Giovanni Marcos Lovisi, Maria Tavares Cavalcanti

Affiliations

  1. Psychologist and PhD Student, Institute of Psychiatry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, email [email protected].
  2. Psychologist and PhD Student, Institute of Psychiatry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  3. Associate Professor of Collective Health, Institute of Collective Health Studies, Federal University Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  4. Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Director, Institute of Psychiatry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

PMID: 29093868 PMCID: PMC5618867 DOI: 10.1192/s2056474000000611

Abstract

Stigma attaching to mental illness has been considered a major challenge to public policies, to the provision of care and to the well-being of people who live with the experience of mental illness worldwide. Here we discuss narratives from peer support workers which we obtained during the assessment of a new psychosocial intervention programme in Rio de Janeiro. We used a range of focus groups, in-depth interviews and clinical supervision notes to derive these narratives, which covered topics such as the peer support workers' perceptions of family and social views, their sense of self and the experience of being stigmatised. We conclude that stigma appears to be a barrier to recovery. Peer support work for people with severe mental illness is a strategy that may help them to overcome stigma and discrimination. Fostering mutuality and hope in the context of peer support helps affected individuals to make sense of their being in the world and can facilitate their recovery.

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