Lee, Shuk-ChunShuk-ChunLee2012-10-112012-10-112012http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11861/842Thesis (M.Soc.Sc.) -- Hong Kong Shue Yan University, 2012.Includes bibliographical references (p. 62-66).75 p.This study of investigating the influence of stigma among people with depression and their family members in a Chinese society enhances understanding of prevention stigma. It was a qualitative research in which six Chinese adults with their family members were interviewed. They were asked to respond to semi-structural research questions which were related to address the following issues: 1) whether the people with depression commonly receive stigma, 2) whether the Chinese beliefs of ‘face concern’ and ‘family harmony’ significantly affect the people, and 3) whether stigma easily affiliated in the participants’ families with close relationships as a collective culture. The results showed that there was no sign of commonly receiving stigma among the people with depression in Hong Kong society. The Chinese beliefs of ‘face concern’ and ‘family harmony’ implicitly affected the participants due to a collective culture. The limitations were the small sampling size and lack of a comprehensive research question design.engStigmaDepressionMental IllnessFamilyChinese BeliefsFamily counseling.Family psychotherapy.Thesis