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Reducing the Stigma of Mental Illness
Language: en
Pages: 270
Authors: Norman Sartorius
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005-05-26 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Details the results of the Open Doors Programme, set up to fight the stigma/discrimination attached to schizophrenia.
Ending Discrimination Against People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders
Language: en
Pages: 171
Authors: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-09-03 - Publisher: National Academies Press

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Estimates indicate that as many as 1 in 4 Americans will experience a mental health problem or will misuse alcohol or drugs in their lifetimes. These disorders
The Stigma of Mental Illness - End of the Story?
Language: en
Pages: 648
Authors: Wolfgang Gaebel
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-08-10 - Publisher: Springer

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This book makes a highly innovative contribution to overcoming the stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness – still the heaviest burden both f
Stigma and Mental Illness
Language: en
Pages: 258
Authors: Paul Jay Fink
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 1992 - Publisher: American Psychiatric Pub

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This book is a collection of writings on how society has stigmatized mentally ill persons, their families, and their caregivers. First-hand accounts poignantly
The Oxford Handbook of Stigma, Discrimination, and Health
Language: en
Pages: 577
Authors: Brenda Major
Categories: Medical
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Stigma leads to poorer health. In The Oxford Handbook of Stigma, Discrimination, and Health, leading scholars identify stigma mechanisms that operate at multipl