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Understanding the Stigma of Mental Illness : Theory and Interventions, Hardback Book

Understanding the Stigma of Mental Illness : Theory and Interventions Hardback

Edited by Julio (Queen's University, Ontario, Canada) Arboleda-Florez, Norman (University of Geneva, Switzerland) Sartorius

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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 stigmadescribes the various international programmes which help reduce stigmadiscusses 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.

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