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