Understanding The Stigma Of Mental Illness: Theory And Interventions (world Psychiatric Association)

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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 stigma* describes the various international programmes which help reduce stigma* discusses 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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JWBK162-FM JWBK162-Arboleda March 19, 2008 21:41 Understanding the Stigma of Mental Illness: Theory and Interventions Edited by Julio Arboleda-Fl´orez Queen’s University, Ontario, Canada and Norman Sartorius University of Geneva, Switzerland JWBK162-FM JWBK162-Arboleda March 19, 2008 21:41 JWBK162-FM JWBK162-Arboleda March 19, 2008 21:41 Understanding the Stigma of Mental Illness JWBK162-FM JWBK162-Arboleda March 19, 2008 21:41 JWBK162-FM JWBK162-Arboleda March 19, 2008 21:41 Understanding the Stigma of Mental Illness: Theory and Interventions Edited by Julio Arboleda-Fl´orez Queen’s University, Ontario, Canada and Norman Sartorius University of Geneva, Switzerland JWBK162-FM JWBK162-Arboleda C 2008 Copyright March 19, 2008 21:41 John Wiley & Sons Ltd, The Atrium, Southern Gate, Chichester, West Sussex PO19 8SQ, England Telephone (+44) 1243 779777 Email (for orders and customer service enquiries): [email protected] Visit our Home Page on www.wileyeurope.com or www.wiley.com All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except under the terms of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 or under the terms of a licence issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 4LP, UK, without the permission in writing of the Publisher. Requests to the Publisher should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, The Atrium, Southern Gate, Chichester, West Sussex PO19 8SQ, England, or emailed to [email protected], or faxed to (+44) 1243 770620. Designations used by companies to dis