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Book SynopsisIn
The Stigma Effect, psychologist Patrick W. Corrigan examines the unintended consequences of mental health campaigns and proposes new policies in their place. He argues that effective strategies require leadership by those with lived experience, as their stories replace ideas of incompetence and dangerousness with ones of hope and empowerment.
Trade ReviewHow do we, as a society, reduce stigmatization of the seriously mentally ill? As Patrick Corrigan persuasively argues in this thorough inquiry into the subject, we should listen to their stories, for then we will discover fellow human beings, and not the “other” we fear. -- Robert Whitaker, author of
Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental IllnessThis is a special book. Not only does Corrigan provide the best introduction to mental illness that I have seen, as well as providing concrete guidance on how to end the stigma associated with it, but by interweaving his own experiences, Corrigan offers the academic community a new and inspiring model for disseminating our work in a more engaging and effective way. The result is a book that raises the bar for the rest of us. -- Larry Davidson, Yale University School of Medicine
The strength of this book is the way it balances the interconnected components of self-stigma and public stigma, with equally strong treatment of both. It will be of interest to people interested or involved in stigma reduction, either as advocates, policy folks, or personally. -- Stephanie Knaak, University of Calgary
The book is useful for anyone teaching or practicing in the fields of counseling, social work, psychology, or medical education and public health. Recommended. * Choice *
Marrying empirical social science with an advocate’s impulse grounded in his own lived experience with mental illness, Corrigan produces an analysis that is simultaneously rigorous and passionate. * American Journal of Sociology *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Preface
1. Who Is the Person with Serious Mental Illness?
2. What Is the Stigma of Mental Illness?
3. Three Competing Agendas to Erase Stigma
4. It Is Much More Than Changing Words
5. Protest: Just Say No to Stigma
6. Beware the Educational Fix
7. Beating Stigma Person to Person
8. Lessons Learned for Future Advocacy
References
Index
