From: 250 labels used to stigmatise people with mental illness
Theme | 1 Popular derogatory terms | 2 Negative Emotional State | 3 Physical Illness or Learning Disability | 4 Psychiatric categories | 5 Violence | 6 Loneliness |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of instances | 114 | 61 | 38 | 15 | 9 | 10 |
Examples | Nuts | Disturbed | Disabled | Schizophrenia | Scary | Isolated |
 | Psycho | Confused | Spastic | Depression | Violence | Loneliness |
 | Crazy | Depression | Dumb | Psychiatric |  |  |
 | Loony | Ill | Demented |  |  |  |
 | Weird | Stress | Wheelchairs |  |  |  |
 | Freak | Distressed |  |  |  |  |
 | Screw Loose | Embarrassed |  |  |  |  |