Interview with sexual medicine specialist and psychiatrist Dr. Giedrė Jonušienė.

Stigma in psychiatric settings stems from more than just individual prejudice; it is actively maintained through institutional, linguistic, and emotional defence mechanisms. The glass-enclosed nursing station serves as the most visible symbol of these boundaries. Behind it, documentation rituals, professional language, and diagnostic categories act as institutional defences. While they help clinical staff survive the heavy emotional labour, they simultaneously create the dist