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Autore: | Hinshaw Stephen P |
Titolo: | The mark of shame [[electronic resource] ] : stigma of mental illness and an agenda for change / / Stephen P. Hinshaw |
Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (350 p.) |
Disciplina: | 616.89 |
362.2042 | |
Soggetto topico: | Mental illness - Social aspects |
Mental illness - Public opinion | |
Stigma (Social psychology) | |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-315) and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | What is mental disorder and what is stigma? -- Perspectives from social psychology, sociology, and evolutionary psychology -- Historical perspectives on mental illness and stigma -- Modern conceptions of mental disorder -- Evidence from scientific investigations -- Indicators of stigma from everyday life -- Stigma of mental illness : an integration -- Research directions and priorities -- Overcoming stigma I : legislation, policy, and community efforts -- Overcoming stigma II : media and mental health professionals -- Overcoming stigma III : families and individuals -- Concluding issues. |
Sommario/riassunto: | Millions of people and their families are affected by mental illness; it causes untold pain and severely impairs their ability to function in the world. In recent years, we have begun to understand and develop a range of effective treatments for mental illness. Even with this shift from moralistic views to those emphasizing the biological and genetic origins of mental illness, punitive treatment and outright rejection remain strong. Public attitudes toward mental illness are still more negative than they were half a century ago, and the majority of those afflicted either do not receive or cann |
Titolo autorizzato: | The mark of shame |
ISBN: | 1-280-84670-4 |
0-19-804215-9 | |
1-4294-5943-3 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910451476803321 |
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