The Impact of Mental Illness Stigma.

Abstract

Perhaps one truism permeating this book is that stigma is a complex phenomenon that is understandable at many levels. The goal of research is to make stigma and stigma change a bit more understandable. The motivation for this book, however, is not scientific speculation for its own sake. Rather, it is concern about the impact of stigma on the lives of people affected by mental illness: How do we help people from being victimized by the prejudice and discrimination that arises from stigma? Note that this chapter focuses on the impact of stigma on a generic category called people affected by mental illness; although consumers of mental health services most likely experience the most harsh consequences of stigma, it also harms their family members and friends, the other stakeholders involved in any aspect of services to this group, and the public as a whole. The review in this chapter attempts to highlight these different experiences.This chapter begins with a simple question: What is mental illness? After a brief review of the phenomenology and epidemiology, we more 11

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