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Study: stigma affects mental illness

Northern Public Radio
Published June 10, 2011 at 5:23 AM CDT

By Dan Klefstad

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wnij/local-wnij-972687.mp3

DeKalb – A new study says mentally ill people are affected by family members' words and actions. NIU sociologist Fred Markowitz is the lead author of the study. He talks with WNIJ's Dan Klefstad about how stigma affects treatment and recovery.