04075nam 2200781Ia 450 991101920170332120200520144314.09786611841355978128184135312818413589780470997635047099763X(CKB)1000000000556306(EBL)366847(OCoLC)476202062(SSID)ssj0000354864(PQKBManifestationID)12080768(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000354864(PQKBWorkID)10315939(PQKB)10193402(SSID)ssj0000264759(PQKBManifestationID)11216999(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000264759(PQKBWorkID)10292733(PQKB)10482455(MiAaPQ)EBC366847(Perlego)2788721(EXLCZ)99100000000055630620071116d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrUnderstanding the stigma of mental illness theory and interventions /edited by Julio Arboleda-Florez and Norman SartoriusChichester, England ;Hoboken, NJ John Wiley & Sonsc20081 online resource (227 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9780470997642 0470997648 9780470723289 0470723289 Includes bibliographical references and index.Understanding the Stigma of Mental Illness; Contents; List of contributors; Foreword; Preface; 1 The rights of a powerless legion; 2 Cross-cultural aspects of the stigma of mental illness; 3 The WPA Global Programme against Stigma and Discrimination because of Schizophrenia; 4 'Fighting stigma and discrimination because of schizophrenia - Open the Doors': a collaborative review of the experience from the German project centres; 5 Stigma and health care staff; 6 Evaluating programmatic needs concerning the stigma of mental illness; 7 Using the Internet for fighting the stigma of schizophrenia8 Building an evidence base for anti-stigma programming9 Other people stigmatize . . . but, what about us? Attitudes of mental health professionals towards patients with schizophrenia; 10 Implementing anti stigma programmes in Boulder, Colorado and Calgary, Alberta; 11 Stigma measurement approaches: conceptual origins and current applications; Appendix Inventories to measure the scope and impact of stigma experiences from the perspective of those who are stigmatized - consumer and family versions; IndexMany 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 stMental illnessPublic opinionMental illnessSocial aspectsSchizophreniaPublic opinionSchizophreniaSocial aspectsStigma (Social psychology)Mental illnessPublic opinion.Mental illnessSocial aspects.SchizophreniaPublic opinion.SchizophreniaSocial aspects.Stigma (Social psychology)362.2362.26616.89Arboleda-Florez J(Julio),1939-1839916Sartorius N888186MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9911019201703321Understanding the stigma of mental illness4419317UNINA