title: Stigma in psychiatric nursing.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Stigmatizing attitudes in psychiatric nursing.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To develop a greater awareness of the existence of stigma associated with psychiatric nursing.
  
  
  METHODS
  Published literature.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Professional self-understanding and knowledge are methods by which psychiatric nursing can elevate its professional image and value.
authors.affiliation: Malone College, Canton, OH, USA. halter@malone.edu
authors.forename: Margaret Jordan
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Halter
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D013240:Stereotyping