The mark of shame : stigma of mental illness and an agenda for change / / Stephen P. Hinshaw
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| Autore: |
Hinshaw Stephen P
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| Titolo: |
The mark of shame : stigma of mental illness and an agenda for change / / Stephen P. Hinshaw
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xvii, 331 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 616.89 |
| 362.2042 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Mental illness - Social aspects |
| Mental illness - Public opinion | |
| Stigma (Social psychology) | |
| 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: | In The Mark of Shame, Stephen P. Hinshaw addresses the psychological, social, historical, and evolutionary roots of the stigma of mental illness as well as the long history of such stigmatization. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The mark of shame |
| ISBN: | 0-19-804215-9 |
| 1-280-84670-4 | |
| 1-4294-5943-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910971969603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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