Schizopore: understanding Singapore's resistance to replace the Mandarin label for schizophrenia

• Main Author: Phoon, Phui Yi
• Other Authors: Alexander Coupe
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2024
• Subjects: Arts and Humanities; Schizophrenia; Semantics; Labelling theory; Speech act
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/174838
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Mental health diagnosis has always come under contention it subjugates the individual to stigmatization. People diagnoses with schizophrenia are associated to stereotypes such as violence and aggression. However, these stereotypes are rarely true. In an attempt to reduce stigma, efforts have been ma...