Paradigms Lost, Paradigms Found: Lessons Learned in the Fight Against the Stigma of Mental Illness

In 2012, Paradigms Lost critically examined the key paradigms used in programs aiming to prevent or reduce the stigma attached to mental illness. Today, many programs addressing stigma have been successfully developed or improved using the notions and recommendations presented in that volume.

Paradigms Lost, Paradigms Found builds on the lessons of the first edition and adds new approaches to reducing the stigma related to mental illness. It brings together the latest theory and experience in the field to provide effective recommendations for addressing stigma in its various forms. This second edition also presents targeted programs used by different social groups and explores future directions in stigma prevention, including evolving techniques for the digital age.

Integrating experience with modern technology, Paradigms Lost, Paradigms Found provides evidence and inspiration for mental health advocates seeking to prevent or reduce stigma of mental illness and protect the rights of people with mental and substance use disorders.

Heather Stuart, PhD, FRSC, CM, is Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences at Queen's University, where she also holds the Bell Canada Mental Health and Anti-Stigma Research Chair. Professor Stuart is the Senior Consultant to the Mental Health Commission of Canada's anti-stigma initiative, the Secretary of the World Psychiatric Association's Stigma and Mental Disorders Scientific Section, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and a recipient of the Order of Canada. Professor Stuart has published close to 150 peer reviewed papers and authored or edited more than 50 book chapters and several books.

Norman Sartorius, MD, MA, PhD, FRCPsych, is President of the Association for the Improvement of Mental Health Programs. He is also former Director of the Mental Health Program of the World Health Organization, former President of the World Psychiatric Association, and former President of the European Psychiatric Association. Professor Sartorius has published more than 500 papers in peer reviewed journals and authored or edited more than 120 books.