Deconstructing stigma in mental health /

"This book addresses the history of stigma in mental health, the current perpetuation of stigma in mental health, the many facets of stigma highlighting areas such as gender, race, and class, and attempt to address a "reconstruction" of the mental health field post-stigma"--Provi...

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Corporate Authors: IGI Global
Group Author: Canfield, Brittany (Editor); Cunningham, Holly A., 1980- (Editor)
Published: IGI Global,
Publisher Address: Hershey, Pa. :
Publication Dates: [2018]
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://services.igi-global.com/resolvedoi/resolve.aspx?doi=10.4018/978-1-5225-3808-0
Summary: "This book addresses the history of stigma in mental health, the current perpetuation of stigma in mental health, the many facets of stigma highlighting areas such as gender, race, and class, and attempt to address a "reconstruction" of the mental health field post-stigma"--Provided by publisher.
Carrier Form: 17 PDFs (xvii, 307 pages)
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781522538097
Access: Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers.
Index Number: RC455
CLC: R749
Contents: Chapter 1. Deconstructing racial stigma in the therapeutic relationship -- Chapter 2. Understanding the nature of stigma communication associated with mental illness in Africa: a focus on cultural beliefs and stereotypes -- Chapter 3. Media, social media, and the securitization of mental health problems in Nepal: Yama Buddha's case study -- Chapter 4. Understanding and addressing the stigma in mental health within the Asian and Asian-American culture -- Chapter 5. Barriers to practitioners' endorsement of a recovery perspective: considering attitudes through a schema lens -- Chapter 6. Fighting stigma in the community: bridging ties through social innovation interventions -- Chapter 7. Reducing stigma in mental health through digital storytelling -- Chapter 8. Special issue: sexually transmitted infections diagnoses, stigma, and mental health -- Chapter 9. Stamped life: stigmatization stories of women who care for patients with schizophrenia.