Medical stigma inflicts lasting harm that is socially controllable.

Evidence

The injured self you take away from your consultation is the self you take home. Suffering may not be avoidable, but stigma is under social control. — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 242

Categorization

• SEED: A concise thesis for an essay on how clinicians’ attitudes shape patients’ long-term identity.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 242
• XREF: connects to: People with mental illness are often viewed negatively by the general public, pictured as dangerous, blameworthy and shameful. — Dehumanization and mental health - PMC; The media and often those in a position of political power define a condition, or group, as a threat to societal values and interests. — Folk Devils and Moral Panics - Stanley Cohen; The media tend to portray mental illness in a negative fashion, frequently linking it with violence, dangerousness and crime. — How the Media Influence Society’s View on Mental Illness (+1 more)