People with mental illness are often painfully familiar with overt prejudice or more subtle forms of mistreatment. The stigma and discrimination associated with their disorders can have effects in several areas of life: in social interactions, in work and healthcare settings, in the legal system and the media. Many withdraw due to shame and do not seek help. In turn, stigma can prove to be a more serious problem than the disorder itself. Yet too little is done to reduce stigma and its impact.
The Stigma of Mental Illness: Strategies Against Discrimination and Social Exclusion offers up the knowledge necessary to understand and fight against stigma and discrimination. It will be invaluable to all health professionals, social workers, healthcare managers and policy makers with an involvement or interest in mental illness.
1. CHAPTER 1 : Introduction - p. Page xii 2. CHAPTER 2 : Historical and social contexts - p. Page 12 3. CHAPTER 3 : What is stigma? - p. Page 28 4. CHAPTER 4 : Consequences of stigma - p. Page 50 5. CHAPTER 5 : People with various mental disorders and their relatives - p. Page 60 6. CHAPTER 6 : Personal perspectives - p. Page 112 7. CHAPTER 7 : Stigma in different sectors of society - p. Page 125 8. CHAPTER 8 : Reduction of public stigma - p. Page 174 9. CHAPTER 9 : Strategies against self-stigma - p. Page 190 10. CHAPTER 10 : Reduction of stigma as a barrier to help-seeking - p. Page 197 11. CHAPTER 11 : Reducing structural discrimination - p. Page 199 12. CHAPTER 12 : Nationwide antistigma campaigns - p. Page 201 13. CHAPTER 13 : Stigma and discrimination related to mental illness in low- and middle-income countries* - p. Page 204 14. CHAPTER 14 : Looking back and ahead - p. Page 224 15. Glossary - p. Page 228 16. References - p. Page 228 17. Internet addresses - p. Page 228 18. GENERIC-TITLE - p. Page 228
People with mental illness are often painfully familiar with overt prejudice or more subtle forms of mistreatment. The stigma and discrimination associated with their disorders can have effects in several areas of life: in social interactions, in work and healthcare settings, in the legal system and the media. Many withdraw due to shame and do not seek help. In turn, stigma can prove to be a more serious problem than the disorder itself. Yet too little is done to reduce stigma and its impact.
The Stigma of Mental Illness: Strategies Against Discrimination and Social Exclusion offers up the knowledge necessary to understand and fight against stigma and discrimination. It will be invaluable to all health professionals, social workers, healthcare managers and policy makers with an involvement or interest in mental illness.
1. CHAPTER 1 : Introduction - p. Page xii 2. CHAPTER 2 : Historical and social contexts - p. Page 12 3. CHAPTER 3 : What is stigma? - p. Page 28 4. CHAPTER 4 : Consequences of stigma - p. Page 50 5. CHAPTER 5 : People with various mental disorders and their relatives - p. Page 60 6. CHAPTER 6 : Personal perspectives - p. Page 112 7. CHAPTER 7 : Stigma in different sectors of society - p. Page 125 8. CHAPTER 8 : Reduction of public stigma - p. Page 174 9. CHAPTER 9 : Strategies against self-stigma - p. Page 190 10. CHAPTER 10 : Reduction of stigma as a barrier to help-seeking - p. Page 197 11. CHAPTER 11 : Reducing structural discrimination - p. Page 199 12. CHAPTER 12 : Nationwide antistigma campaigns - p. Page 201 13. CHAPTER 13 : Stigma and discrimination related to mental illness in low- and middle-income countries* - p. Page 204 14. CHAPTER 14 : Looking back and ahead - p. Page 224 15. Glossary - p. Page 228 16. References - p. Page 228 17. Internet addresses - p. Page 228 18. GENERIC-TITLE - p. Page 228
