The Stigma Effect : : Unintended Consequences of Mental Health Campaigns / / Patrick Corrigan.

Despite efforts to redress the prejudice and discrimination faced by people with mental illness, a pervasive stigma remains. Many well-meant programs have attempted to counter stigma with affirming attitudes of recovery and self-determination. Yet the results of these efforts have been mixed. In The...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press Complete eBook-Package 2018
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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2019]
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Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • 1. Who Is The Person With Serious Mental Illness?
  • 2. What Is The Stigma Of Mental Illness?
  • 3. Three Competing Agendas To Erase Stigma
  • 4. It Is Much More Than Changing Words
  • 5. Protest: Just Say No To Stigma
  • 6. Beware The Educational Fix
  • 7. Beating Stigma Person To Person
  • 8. Lessons Learned For Future Advocacy
  • References
  • Index