Challenging the Stigma of Mental Illness: Lessons for Therapists and Advocates - Hardcover

Corrigan, Patrick W.; Roe, David; Tsang, Hector W. H.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0470683600 ISBN 13: 9780470683606

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011

Synopsis

Challenging the Stigma of Mental Illness offers practical strategies for addressing the harmful effects of stigma attached to mental illness. It considers both major forms of stigma: public stigma, which is prejudice and discrimination endorsed by the general population; and self-stigma, the loss of self-esteem and efficacy that occurs when an individual internalizes prejudice and discrimination.  

• Invaluable guide for professionals and volunteers working in any capacity to challenge discrimination against mental illness
• Contains practical worksheets and intervention guidelines to facilitate the implementation of specific anti-stigma approaches
• Authors are highly experienced and respected experts in the field of mental illness stigma research

About this title

About the Author

Patrick W. Corrigan is Distinguished Professor and Associate Dean for Research in the Institute of Psychology, Illinois Institute of Technology. Previously, he was principal investigator of the Chicago Consortium for Stigma Research, the only NIMH-funded research centre examining the stigma of mental illness. He is Editor of the American Journal of Psychiatric Rehabilitation.

David Roe is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Community Mental Health, University of Haifa, Israel. He serves on the editorial board of the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, American Journal of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences. 

Hector W. H. Tsang is Associate Professor and Program Director for the BSc in Occupational Therapy at the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He serves on the editorial board of the American Journal of Occupational Therapy, American Journal of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counselling.

From the Back Cover

Mental illness deprives many people of opportunities to live full and independent lives within the realms of work, relationships, housing and health care. The stigma attached to mental illness within society often compounds this problem, impeding prospects still further. Therefore, just as researchers have developed practices for dealing with the clinical problems of mental illness, they also need to develop processes for dealing with the harmful effects of stigma.

Challenging the Stigma of Mental Illness provides practical strategies for addressing the two major forms of stigma: public stigma, which is prejudice and discrimination endorsed by the general population; and self-stigma, the loss of self-esteem and efficacy that occurs when an individual internalizes prejudice and discrimination.Â

Written by highly respected and experienced experts in the field of stigma research, this book provides a guide to all stakeholders who work to challenge discrimination and its impact. Practical worksheets and interventions guidelines are included to assist readers in facilitating the implementation of effective anti-stigma strategies within a community.

Challenging the Stigma of Mental Illness provides practical strategies for addressing the two major forms of stigma: public stigma, which is prejudice and discrimination endorsed by the general population; and self-stigma, the loss of self-esteem and efficacy that occurs when an individual internalizes prejudice and discrimination. 

Written by highly respected and experienced experts in the field of stigma research, this book provides a guide to all stakeholders who work to challenge discrimination and its impact. Practical worksheets and interventions guidelines are included to assist readers in facilitating the implementation of effective anti-stigma strategies within a community.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470683600
• ISBN 13: 9780470683606
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256