Stigma and Mental Illness

Inbunden, Engelska, 1992

Av Paul J. Fink, Allan Tasman, University of Louisville School of Medicine) Tasman, Allan, MD (Professor and Chairman

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Aimed at educating professionals and the lay public on the pervasiveness of stigma and mental illness in our society, this book is a collection of perspectives on how society has stigmatized the mentally ill and their families and caregivers. Firsthand accounts portray what it is like to be the victim of stigma and mental illness, and historical, societal, and institutional viewpoints underscore its devastating effects. Based on selected papers presented at the 1989 American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, it is hoped that this book will draw significant attention to a long-standing and serious problem.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum1992-06-30
Mått152 x 229 x 25 mm
Vikt499 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor256
FörlagAmerican Psychiatric Association Publishing
ISBN9780880484053

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Doctors Fink and Tasman have utilized the anthology structure to permit experts in a large number of stigma's aspects to present their worthy contributions to the book. There is something here for everyone. Family members stand to gain as much as professionals do from reading it... the information is both high caliber and up to date. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal Although slender in length, the scope of their book is encyclopedic... [T]here is an admirable (and all too rare) mix of psychiatric and psychological orientations among chapter authors. Fink and Tasman clearly succeed in documenting their thesis that 'stigma is... an insidious problem that is destructive to families, mentally ill patients, and the profession of psychiatry'. They have produced a valuable resource on a complex and very important subject. Contemporary Psychology