Overview
In the history of medicine, few conditions other than mental illnesses have cast such a pall on an individual, their family, health providers, health systems, and health research. In addition to having serious consequences for one's social identity, having a mental illness or substance use disorder results in structural inequities that impinge on one's health, longevity, quality of life, social welfare, civic participation, and access to resources. Stigma also casts a long shadow, affecting all of the supports and structures that people with mental illnesses need in order to recover and embrace socially meaningful roles and relationships. [2] This chapter provides an overview of the nature and nurture of stigma from the era of the asylum to our current recovery paradigm--
- | Author: Heather L. Stuart|N. Sartorius
- | Publisher: Oxford University Press
- | Publication Date: May 17, 2022
- | Number of Pages: 312 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Hardcover
- | ISBN-10: 0197555802
- | ISBN-13: 9780197555804
