Written Off
Mental Health Stigma and the Loss of Human Potential
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Medical, Health
| Author: | Philip T. Yanos | ISBN: | 9781108186971 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press | Publication: | January 11, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Philip T. Yanos |
| ISBN: | 9781108186971 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Publication: | January 11, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
| Language: | English |
Written-Off tells the story of how mental health stigma comes to have a profound impact on the lives of people diagnosed with mental illnesses. It reviews theory, research, and history - illustrated with a multitude of personal stories - in four major areas. These areas are: the prevalence and predictors of negative attitudes and behaviors toward mental illness, the impact of community attitudes and behaviors on the self-perceptions of people diagnosed with mental illness, the impact of self-perceptions on the community participation of people diagnosed with mental illness, and how to change self-perceptions through a variety of approaches.
Written-Off tells the story of how mental health stigma comes to have a profound impact on the lives of people diagnosed with mental illnesses. It reviews theory, research, and history - illustrated with a multitude of personal stories - in four major areas. These areas are: the prevalence and predictors of negative attitudes and behaviors toward mental illness, the impact of community attitudes and behaviors on the self-perceptions of people diagnosed with mental illness, the impact of self-perceptions on the community participation of people diagnosed with mental illness, and how to change self-perceptions through a variety of approaches.
