Acknowledgments
Introduction
1: What is Mental Disorder and What is Stigma?
2: Perspectives from Social Psychology, Sociology, and Evolutionary
Psychology
3: Historical Perspectives on Mental Illness and Stigma
4: Modern Conceptions of Mental Disorder
5: Evidence from Scientific Investigations
6: Indicators of Stigma from Everyday Life
7: Stigma of Mental Illness: An Integration
8:
9: Overcoming Stigma I: Legislation, Policy, and Community
Efforts
10: Overcoming Stigma II: Media and Mental Health Professionals
11: Overcoming Stigma III: Families and Individuals
12: Concluding Issues
Stephen P. Hinshaw is Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology, University of California-Berkeley.
"Everyone needs to understand the pervasiveness of stigma, its
effects and how it may be countered. This splendid book provides
much the best discussion of the issues--being empirically solid but
also personally compassionate, as well as realistic in its
expectations. It is also a very good read." --Professor Sir Michael
Rutter, Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre,
Institute of Psychiatry
"Particularly thought-provoking is the chapter related to media
portrayals of individuals with psychiatric disorders, including
examples of powerful interventions by groups attempting to
illustrate the prejudice many hold against the mentally ill, as
well as suggestions for marketing strategies to eliminate the bias
against the population. The book further illustrates the sad and
troubling fact that those with mental illness remain second-class
citizens despite
their ever-growing numbers in the general population."--Doody's
"The content of this book is broad, deep, and
fascinating...Hinshaw's skills as a writer cannot be overstated. He
uses a mixture of technical and lay language to paint a picture of
stigma across the ages that is thoroughly enjoyable to read despite
its often distressing content. In addition to being a professor of
psychology, Hinshaw comes across as a passionate historian and
humanitarian."--Claire M. Kelly, Ph.D., in New England Journal of
Medicine
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