Understanding the stigma of mental illness : theory and interventions
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Understanding the stigma of mental illness : theory and interventions
John Wiley & Sons, c2008
- : hbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Many mentally ill people are the victims of stigma, which leads to additional suffering and humiliation. Negative stereotypes and prejudicial attitudes against them are often reinforced by their media representation as unpredictable, violent and dangerous. Hence the importance of the study of stigma as an explanatory construct of much that transpires in the management of the mentally ill in our societies.
This book describes the experience of stigmatization at the level of the individual, and seeks to measure stigma and discrimination from the following perspectives: Self imposed stigma due to shame, guilt and low self esteem; Socially imposed stigma due to social stereotyping and prejudice; and Structurally imposed stigma, caused by policies, practices, and laws that discriminate against the mentally ill.
This book briefly describes programmes that aim to reduce such stigma then looks at ways to evaluate their effectiveness. It is the first book to focus on evaluation and research methodologies in stigma and mental health. It also:
presents new interventions to reduce stigma
describes the various international programmes which help reduce stigma
discusses the use of the internet as an international tool to promote awareness of stigma in mental health
Understanding the Stigma of Mental Illness is essential reading for clinicians and researchers who wish to apply or develop stigma reduction programmes. It is also a valuable addition to the libraries of political analysts, policy makers, clinicians, researchers, and all those interested in how to approach and measure this distressing social phenomenon.
Table of Contents
List of contributors vii
Foreword ix
Preface xi
1 The rights of a powerless legion 1
Julio Arboleda-Florez
2 Cross-cultural aspects of the stigma of mental illness 19
Bernice A. Pescosolido, Sigrun Olafsdottir, Jack K. Martin and J. Scott Long
3 The WPA Global Programme against Stigma and Discrimination because of Schizophrenia 37
Norman Sartorius
4 'Fighting stigma and discrimination because of schizophenia - Open the Doors': a collaborative review of the experience from the German project centres 49
A.E. Baumann, W. Gaebel, et al.
5 Stigma and health care staff 69
Juan J. Lopez-Ibor Jr., Olga Cuenca and Maria-Ines Lopez-Ibor
6 Evaluating programmatic needs concerning the stigma of mental illness 85
Beate Schulze
7 Using the Internet for fighting the stigma of schizophrenia 125
Hugh Schulze
8 Building an evidence base for anti-stigma programming 135
Heather Stuart
9 Other people stigmatize . . . but, what about us? Attitudes of mental health professionals towards patients with schizophrenia 147
Alp UEcok
10 Implementing anti stigma programmes in Boulder, Colorado and Calgary, Alberta 161
Richard Warner
11 Stigma measurement approaches: conceptual origins and current applications 175
Lawrence H. Yang, Bruce G. Link and Jo C. Phelan
Appendix Inventories to measure the scope and impact of stigma experiences from the perspective of those who are stigmatized - consumer and family versions 193
Heather Stuart, Michelle Koller and Roumen Milev
Index 205
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