Bruce G. Link

Conceptualizing Stigma

Social science research on stigma has grown dramatically over the past two decades, particularly in social psychology, where researchers have elucidated the ways in which people...

A Modified Labeling Theory Approach to Mental Disorders: An Empirical Assessment

Critics of labeling theory vigorously dispute Scheff's (1966) provocative etiological hypothesis and downplay the importance of factors such as stigma and stereotyping. We propo...

Understanding Labeling Effects in the Area of Mental Disorders: An Assessment of the Effects of Expectations of Rejection

This paper hypothesizes that official labeling gives personal relevance to an individual's beliefs about how others respond to mental patients. According to this view, people de...

The Social Rejection of Former Mental Patients: Understanding Why Labels Matter

Recent research shows that the crucial factor determining the rejection of former mental patients is their behavior rather than their stigmantized status. The study reported her...

Mental Patient Status, Work, and Income: An Examination of the Effects of a Psychiatric Label

Labeling and Stigma

Reward System of Psychotherapy: Implications for Inequities in Service Delivery

Research has shown that patients are treated unequally by providers of mental health services. This study is designed to investigate why this is so. Providers who treat advantag...