Understanding the Stigma of Mental Illness: Theory and Interventions
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Many mentally ill people are the victims of stigma, which leads to additional suffering and humiliation. Negative stereotypes and prejudicial attitudes against them are often reinforced by their media representation as unpredictable, violent and dangerous. Hence the importance of the study of stigma as an explanatory construct of much that transpires in the management of the mentally ill in our societies. This book describes the experience...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0470723289
ISBN13:9780470723289
Release Date:June 2008
Publisher:Wiley
Length:232 Pages
Weight:1.20 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.8" x 9.8"
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