On the stigma of mental illness : practical strategies for research and social change / edited by Patrick W. Corrigan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Corrigan, Patrick W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mental illness--Public opinion.

Mental illness.

Mental illness--Social aspects.

Discrimination against the mentally ill.

Stigma (Social psychology).

Mental Health.

Discrimination, Psychological.

Persons with Mental Disabilities.

Medical Subjects:

Mental Health.

Discrimination, Psychological.

Persons with Mental Disabilities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

APA PsycBOOKS.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2005]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

"Serious mental illness is a two-edged sword: It challenges those affected not only with disability but also with unjust social stigma, which denies them opportunities to work, live independently, and pursue other goals. Written by participants and first-rate social scientists in the Chicago Consortium for Stigma Research, On the Stigma of Mental Illness: Practical Strategies for Research and Social Change explores the causes and ramifications of mental illness stigma and possible means to eliminate it. The book translates basic behavioral research, especially from social psychology, to an issue of prime importance to clinical psychology. At the core of many problems facing people with mental illness is public reaction to their disabilities (e.g. landlords may not rent to and employers may not hire someone with a serious mental illness). The authors explore the causes of such stigmatizing attitudes, including media images and a culture that does not respect people with mental illness. Living within such a culture often leads to self-stigmatization as well. Although laws such as the Americans With Disabilities Act have decreased the impact of discrimination, contact between those with mental illness and those without may be one of the most effective ways to diminish stigma. This book includes practical strategies for dealing with public stigma and self-stigma, including deciding when and how to disclose one's psychiatric history to others"--Jacket. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2005 APA, all rights reserved)

Contents:

I Overview of the Problem 9

Chapter 1 The Impact of Mental Illness Stigma / Patrick W. Corrigan, Petra Kleinlein 11

Chapter 2 Methods for Studying Stigma and Mental Illness / Kenneth A. Rasinski, Peter Viechnicki, Colm O'Muircheartaigh 45

II Understanding Mental Illness Stigma 67

Chapter 3 First-Person Accounts of Stigma / Beth Angell, Andrea Cooke, Kelly Kovac 69

Chapter 4 Social Psychological Models of Mental Illness Stigma / Victor Ottati, Galen V. Bodenhausen, Leonard S. Newman 99

Chapter 5 Sociological Models of Mental Illness Stigma: Progress and Prospects / Fred E. Markowitz 129

Chapter 6 A Social-Cognitive Model of Personal Responses to Stigma / Amy C. Watson, L. Philip River 145

Chapter 7 Mental Illness and Dangerousness: Fact or Misperception, and Implications for Stigma / Patrick W. Corrigan, Amy E. Cooper 165

Chapter 8 Senseless Crimes: Sin or Sickness? Implications for Mental Illness Stigma / Patrick W. Corrigan, Amy C. Watson 181

Chapter 9 Stigma and the Police / Amy C. Watson, Victor Ottati, Arthur Lurigio, Mark Heyrman 197

Chapter 10 Stigma and Substance Use Disorders / Kenneth A. Rasinski, Pamela Woll, Andrea Cooke 219

III Changing Mental Illness Stigma 237

Chapter 11 Strategies for Assessing and Diminishing Self-Stigma / Patrick W. Corrigan, Joseph D. Calabrese 239

Chapter 12 Dealing With Stigma Through Personal Disclosure / Patrick W. Corrigan 257

Chapter 13 Challenging Public Stigma: A Targeted Approach / Amy C. Watson, Patrick W. Corrigan 281

Chapter 14 Changing Stigma Through the Media / Margaret Sullivan, Thomas Hamilton, Herbert Allen 297

Chapter 15 Mental Illness Stigma as Social Injustice: Yet Another Dream to Be Achieved / Patrick W. Corrigan 315.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Electronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2005. Available via World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. s2005 dcunns.

ISBN:

1591471893

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.