| Contents |
Why stigma matters -- Does mental health stigma really exist? -- What does stigma look like? -- Who stigmatizes? -- Responses to stigma among people diagnosed with a mental illness -- Discredited : the impact of self-stigma on identity and community participation -- Stigma by association : the impact of stigma on family members and professionals -- The possibility of change : peer-led options -- The possibility of change and interventions : professional options -- Where do we go from here? |
| Abstract |
This book tells the story of why and how mental health stigma impacts all of us. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Yanos, Philip T., 1968- author. Written-off 9781107196957 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9781108195386 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 1108195385 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (print) |
