Understanding the Stigma of Mental Illness (eBook, PDF)

Theory and Interventions
Redaktion: Arboleda-Flórez, Julio; Sartorius, Norman

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 226
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. August 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780470997635
• Artikelnr.: 37301126

Inhaltsangabe

Contents List of contributors Foreword Preface 1 The rights of a powerless
legion Julio Arboleda-Flórez 2 Cross-cultural aspects of the stigma of
mental illness Bernice A. Pescosolido, Sigrun Olafsdottir, Jack K. Martin
and J. Scott Long The WPA Global Programme against Stigma and
Discrimination because of Schizophrenia Norman Sartorius 4 'Fighting stigma
and discrimination because of schizophrenia - Open the Doors': a
collaborative review of the experience from the German project centres A.E.
Baumann, W. Gaebel, et al. 5 Stigma and health care staff Juan J.
López-Ibor Jr., Olga Cuenca and María-Inés López-Ibor 6 Evaluating
programmatic needs concerning the stigma of mental illness Beate Schulze 7
Using the Internet for fighting the stigma of schizophrenia Hugh Schulze 8
Building an evidence base for anti-stigma programming Heather Stuart 9
Other people stigmatize . . . but, what about us? Attitudes of mental
health professionals towards patients with schizophrenia Alp pçok 10
Implementing anti stigma programmes in Boulder, Colorado and Calgary,
Alberta Richard Warner 11 Stigma measurement approaches: conceptual origins
and current applications Lawrence H. Yang, Bruce G. Link and Jo C. Phelan
Appendix Inventories to measure the scope and impact of stigma experiences
from the perspective of those who are stigmatized - consumer and family
versions Heather Stuart, Michelle Koller and Roumen Milev Index

Rezensionen

"This book does not try to argue against the reality of mental illness, but rather to understand and combat the stigma associated with it. The result is a balance of textbook and manual. It is provides an in-depth account of the contemporary debate, and effectiveness, efficiency and efficacy as well as measurement are key issues, and ideas and works in progress that fledgling programs could find of great use. If someone is looking for a presentation of some of the best available evidence, and thoughtful, careful descriptions of anti-stigma programs, it is essential reading. It will provide guidance and resources, it is thoroughly referenced and gives dozens of leads that people will want to follow ... .It is of equal value to metal health professionals, non-government organizations and partners in health literacy such as schools and advocacy groups. It makes a substantial contribution to the literature and is highly recommended." ( Metapsychology , November 2008)