The Stigma of Mental Illness - End of the Story?
This book makes a highly innovative contribution to overcoming the stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness – still the heaviest burden both for those afflicted and those caring for them. The scene is set by the presentation of different fundamental perspectives on the problem of sti...
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| Μορφή: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2017.
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| Διαθέσιμο Online: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
- Part I: Introduction
- Part II: Stigma and discrimination - different perspectives
- History
- A psychiatry-specific phenomenon
- Types of stigma and mechanisms
- Stigma in different cultures
- Disorder-specific differences
- Who is affected?
- Who is contributing?
- Impact on provision and use of services for mental and physical disorders
- Influence on illness course
- Changes of stigma over time (with emphasis on the past 30 years)
- The viewpoint of consumers
- The viewpoint of families
- A human rights perspective
- Part III: „Fighting“ stigma and discrimination – current practice and knowledge: Country perspectives: Europe
- Canada
- New Zealand
- Commentaries: What has proven effective
- What is not effective.-Part IV: Overcoming stigma and discrimination – new approaches: Fields of intervention
- Techniques
- Bottom up vs top down
- Illness models
- Treatment, prevention, rehabilitation
- Recovery
- Renaming
- Trialogue
- Empowerment, Inclusion
- Legal changes
- Part V: Contribution of international agencies: European Psychiatric Association
- Council of Europe
- WHO in Europe (European Mental Health Action Plan)
- WHO worldwide (Global Mental Health Action Plan)
- World Psychiatric Association
- Part VI: Conclusion and Recommendations.
