Written off : mental health stigma and the loss of human potential / Philip T. Yanos
By: Yanos, Philip T [author].
Publisher: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, ©2018Description: xv, 210 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781107196957.Subject(s): Social psychiatry -- Case studies | Stigma (Social psychology) -- Case studies | Mental illness -- Case studies | Social Stigma | Mental Disorders -- psychology | Stereotyping | Mentally Ill Persons -- psychologyGenre/Form: Case studies. | Case studies. | Case Reports. | Print books.Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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On Shelf | RC455 .Y356 2018 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU00000000013698 |
Includes bibliographical references and index
Foreword / by Edward L. Knight -- Why stigma matters -- Does mental health stigma really exist? -- What does stigma look like? -- Who stigmatizes? -- Responses to stigma among people diagnosed with a mental illnesses -- Discredited : the impact of self-stigma on identity and community participation -- Stigma by association : the impact of stigma on family members and professionals -- The possibility of change : peer-led options -- The possibility of change and interventions : professional options -- Where do we go from here?
"Written-Off tells the story of how mental health stigma comes to have a profound impact on the lives of people diagnosed with mental illnesses. It reviews theory, research, and history--illustrated with a multitude of personal stories--in four major areas. These areas are: the prevalence and predictors of negative attitudes and behaviors toward mental illness, the impact of community attitudes and behaviors on the self-perceptions of people diagnosed with mental illness, the impact of self-perceptions on the community participation of people diagnosed with mental illness, and how to change self-perceptions through a variety of approaches." --Publisher description