Written-off : mental health stigma and the loss of human potential / Philip T. Yanos.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Yanos, Philip T., 1968- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Mental health--Social aspects.
• Stigma (Social psychology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 210 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2018.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

• 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 illness
• 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?.

Notes:

• Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Jan 2018).
• Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

• 1-108-18697-1
• 1-108-16500-1
• 1-108-19538-5