On the Stigma of Mental Illness represents a summary of the CCSR's research during the past five years. Most chapters represent collaborations among clinical and basic behavior research. An important additional partner in these works is people with mental illness. Person first participation is essential if our work is to address the social injustice that is mental illness stigma. The book was divided into thirds. The first provides an overview of the problem; problem here has multiple meanings and includes discussion of public stigma (what the naïve public does to people when the public endorses stigma) and self stigma (the harm that occurs when people with mental illness internalize the stigma). The second section examines different perspectives on stigma. Consistent with our multidisciplinary approach, disciplines used in this section include social psychology, sociology, and qualitative methods. The third section provides a summary of stigma change strategies. These change strategies vary depending on whether public or self stigma is the target of change. The book ends by reminding the reader that stigma is not just a health problem. It also is a matter of social injustice. Resolving stigma does not reside in erasing their symptoms. Stigma is complex and multi-caused. Only by mastering this complexity have we begun methods to beat the stigma.
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