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Stigma and Mental Illness

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Aimed at educating professionals and the lay public on the pervasiveness of stigma and mental illness in our society, this book is a collection of perspectives on how society has stigmatized the mentally ill and their families and caregivers. Firsthand accounts portray what it is like to be the victim of stigma and mental illness, and historical, societal, and institutional viewpoints underscore its devastating effects. Based on selected papers presented at the 1989 American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, it is hoped that this book will draw significant attention to a long-standing and serious problem.
Effects of stigma on psychiatric treatment. The Experience of Stigma. Stigma: families suffer too. A letter from a resident. The stigmatized patient. Historical Aspects of Stigma. Shame, stigma, and mental illness in ancient Greece. Stigma during the medieval and renaissance periods. The Devon Asylum: a brief history of the changing concept of mental illness and asylum treatment. Madness and the stigma of sin in American Christianity. Societal Issues. The consequences of stigma for persons with mental illness: evidence from the social sciences. Stigma and stereotype: homeless mentally ill persons. Cinematic stereotypes contributing to the stigmatization of psychiatrists. The stigmatized family. Fighting stigma: how to help the doctor's family. Institutional Issues. The stigma of mental illness for medical students and residents. Societal factors in the problems faced by deinstitutionalized psychiatric patients. The psychiatric hospital and reduction of stigma. The stigma of electroconvulsive therapy: a workshop. The stigmatization of psychiatrists who work with chronically mentally ill persons. Overcoming stigma: the Mad Hatters.
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