Download or read book Aetiological Views about Mental Illness and Social Distance Attitudes Towards the Mentally Ill written by Evgenia Tsatalmpasidou and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Mental Health written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Mental Illness and Stigmatization written by Struther Louise Van Horn and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mental Illness and Stigmatization, by Struther Van Horn, is done in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree Master of the Arts for Minnesota State University, Mankato. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between mental illness and stigmatization. For most of the twentieth century, popular attitudes towards the mentally ill were overtly negative and stigmatizing. In the 1970s-1980s, however, a putative shift in perceptions--thought to be the result of increased public knowledge about psychological disorders--purportedly diminished the stigma attached to mental illness. Using race, gender, and age as moderating variables, this study draws upon data from the recent 2006 General Social Survey to reexamine more current attitudes by the public towards those with mental illness and how it affects the desire for social distance from those with mental illness. Hypotheses looked at in this study are: 1.The closer the relationship to a person with mental illness, the lesser the desire of social distance. 2. The younger the participant, the lesser desire for social distance. 3. Women will have a lesser desire for social distance than men. 4. Non-white participants will have a lesser desire for social distance than whites. Statistical analysis did not confirm the hypotheses set forth in the study.

Download or read book Reducing the Stigma of Mental Illness written by Norman Sartorius and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-05-26 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Details the results of the Open Doors Programme, set up to fight the stigma/discrimination attached to schizophrenia.

Download or read book A Select Annotated Bibliography of Public Attitudes Toward Mental Illness 1975 2005 written by Dinesh Bhugra and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings together key papers which, from 1975 to 2005, have dealt with public attitudes to mental illness and psychiatry. Mental illness and psychiatry both tend to produce negative and rejecting attitudes in people's perceptions. The reasons for these negative attitudes are many, and include fear, stigma, lack of understanding or knowledge, and the holding of alternative explanations for these illnesses, behaviours, and experiences.

Download or read book The Relationship of Culture and the Stigma of Mental Illness written by Lukasz Krol (M.) and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stigma of mental illness is a destructive force, significantly impacting the lives of people struggling with mental health problems and serving as a significant barrier to treatment. Vast evidence of the disparaging impact of stigma is found in the related scientific literature, as is the support for its presence across all cultures. However, the literature also suggests that there are significant differences among cultures in the scope and severity of such negativist attitudes toward consumers of mental health services. Different cultural and ethnic groups vary in the scope of their adherence to such discriminatory views and their reasons for engaging in stigmatization. The current research explored the relationship between culture and stigma of mental illness in a sample of college students enrolled at University of Hartford. In total, 86 people participated in the project, representing four cultural groups: (a) African American, (b) Hispanic, (c) Asian, and (d) Caucasian. The results supported the initial hypothesis where stigmatizing attitudes towards consumers of mental health were found among the participants, albeit not as extensive as it reportedly is in general society. Even though stigmatizing attitudes were found among the participants, the overall perception of people with mental illness was fairly positive. The participants reported willingness to have fairly close relationships with such individuals and their desired social distance did not prove overly extensive. Regardless, negative attributes associated with mental illness were reported by the participants, particularly in regards to stability of some of the disorders, a person's ability to respond to treatment and their ability to recover from the given condition. Additionally, the belief that people should be coerced into treatment, even against the given person's will, was quite dominant among the participants. Furthermore, people struggling with some of the mental health conditions were viewed as personally responsible for their condition. Interestingly, people with mental illness were not deemed highly dangerous and participants reported being quite willing to help such individuals. Lastly, as expected, cultural differences were found in such perceptions of mental illness, most significantly between African American and Caucasian respondents. Specifically, the differences were found in levels of acculturation, endorsement of segregation of people of mental illness (through such means as inpatient involuntary hospitalization), stability of depression (belief that people with depression can respond to treatment and that they will recover from the illness), and feeling pity for people struggling with cancer.

Download or read book Are Attitudes Towards the Mentally Ill Changing written by Joan Brockman and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis examines changing attit distance toward the ex-mental patient, these attitudes and the implications resear tactics have on research findings. A review of the literature suggests late 40's and the 50's, public attitu mentally ill were negative- Although stud 1960's onwards are usually interpreted as positive attitudes, a significant group o have questioned the nature and extent of re in public attitudes. A detalled analys social distance items reported in var suggests that there is a trend toward attitudes. However, given the variation in direction of change one must conclude tha increasing public tolerance is by no means In order to look more closely at the e public acceptance has changed, the Cummings EiiJlJSfi study area was re-examined, using e same research instruments and tactics. udinal soc ial corre la tes of ch met hods a nd that. in t. h Q des to ward the ies f rora the renort ing m ore f research ers ported chan ges is of stand a rd ious stud ies more tolera nt magnitude and t the case for clear cut. xtent to wh ich ' 1951 Clo sed ssenti ally the The findings show no dramatic change in the public attitudes toward the ex -mental patient. However, there were some changes. Out of twelve social distance items there were statistically significant increases in five: the acceptance of the ex-mental patient as tenant, roommate, a person to fall in love with, a person for your children to marry, and a willingness to marry a member of a family in which there was mental illness (only the last two were of a substantial magnit ude) . overall view leads one to conclude that verba expressed a ttitudina1 social distance toward the mental pa tient. has changed somewhat in the dir ection increasing public acceptance of the mentally ill; thouqh the order of magnitude is less than what a conventional reading of the literature would suggest. ^he often found negative relationship between age and attitudinal social distance toward the ex-mental patient was at first substantiated. However, a more detalled analysis showed that the three items pertaining to marriage were highly associated, with aqe and when they were excluded from the index there was no longer a relationship between age and attitudinal social distance. An additional analysis of attitudinal change over time, excluding the marriage items, did not substantiate our earlier couclusion that attitudes toward the exmental patient had improved in the last 23 years. &n analysis of the literature on attitudes toward the ex-mental patient suggests that researchers using the interview method are finding more "accepting" attitudes than those using the self-response instrument. There is a tendency for psychiatrists a report positive attitudes psychologists to report neqa former are more inclined t latter. nd mental health workers to and for socio logists a =nd tive attitudes. Hence, the o recognize "chanqe" than the ...

Download or read book Oxford Textbook of Community Mental Health written by Graham Thornicroft and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2011-08-18 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Community mental health care has evolved as a discipline over the past 50 years, and within the past 20 years, there have been major developments across the world. The Oxford Textbook of Community Mental Health is the most comprehensive and authoritative review published in the field, written by an international and interdisciplinary team.

Download or read book Lay Theories written by Michael Argyle and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lay theories - the informal, common-sense explanations people give for particular social behaviours - are often very different from formal 'scientific' explanations of what actually happens. While they have been studied in the past, this is the first attempt to review, in detail, the nature of these beliefs. More specifically, it is the first study to consider such fundamental questions as the structure, aetiology, stability and consequence of lay theories about a range of topics. Each chapter covers a different area, such as psychology, psychiatry, medicine, economics, statistics, law and education.

Download or read book The Stigma of Mental Illness End of the Story written by Wolfgang Gaebel and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-08-10 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book makes a highly innovative contribution to overcoming the stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness – still the heaviest burden both for those afflicted and those caring for them. The scene is set by the presentation of different fundamental perspectives on the problem of stigma and discrimination by researchers, consumers, families, and human rights experts. Current knowledge and practice used in reducing stigma are then described, with information on the programmes adopted across the world and their utility, feasibility, and effectiveness. The core of the volume comprises descriptions of new approaches and innovative programmes specifically designed to overcome stigma and discrimination. In the closing part of the book, the editors – all respected experts in the field – summarize some of the most important evidence- and experience-based recommendations for future action to successfully rewrite the long and burdensome ‘story’ of mental illness stigma and discrimination.

Download or read book Understanding the Stigma of Mental Illness written by Julio Arboleda-Flórez and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-09-15 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 of stigmatization at the level of the individual, and seeks to measure stigma and discrimination from the following perspectives: Self imposed stigma due to shame, guilt and low self esteem; Socially imposed stigma due to social stereotyping and prejudice; and Structurally imposed stigma, caused by policies, practices, and laws that discriminate against the mentally ill. This book briefly describes programmes that aim to reduce such stigma then looks at ways to evaluate their effectiveness. It is the first book to focus on evaluation and research methodologies in stigma and mental health. It also: presents new interventions to reduce stigma describes the various international programmes which help reduce stigma discusses the use of the internet as an international tool to promote awareness of stigma in mental health Understanding the Stigma of Mental Illness is essential reading for clinicians and researchers who wish to apply or develop stigma reduction programmes. It is also a valuable addition to the libraries of political analysts, policy makers, clinicians, researchers, and all those interested in how to approach and measure this distressing social phenomenon.

Download or read book Understanding Mentally Disordered Offenders written by Anthony Columbo and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-05-20 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1997, this volume’s purpose is to understand and clarify the nature of implicit theories currently held about the mentally disordered offender by respondents who represent a range of agencies: the general lay population, Criminal Justice, Mental Health and Social Services. The significance of this research rests on the premise that a greater understanding of professional and lay perspectives towards the mentally ill offender will help elucidate conflicting assumptions between agencies which, by their very nature, may be seriously disrupting the effective implementation of a number of key criminological and clinical policy initiatives involving the care and management of the mentally ill. In particular, consideration is given to the impact such ideological differences may have with regard to the establishment of community-based psychiatric care programmes, the policy of diverting mentally ill offenders away from the Criminal Justice System and into care by Health and Social Services, and the need to strengthen inter-agency co-operation.

Download or read book Models of Madness written by Dr John Read and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-06-19 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are hallucinations and delusions really symptoms of an illness called ‘schizophrenia’? Are mental health problems really caused by chemical imbalances and genetic predispositions? Are psychiatric drugs as effective and safe as the drug companies claim? Is madness preventable? This second edition of Models of Madness challenges those who hold to simplistic, pessimistic and often damaging theories and treatments of madness. In particular it challenges beliefs that madness can be explained without reference to social causes and challenges the excessive preoccupation with chemical imbalances and genetic predispositions as causes of human misery, including the conditions that are given the name 'schizophrenia'. This edition updates the now extensive body of research showing that hallucinations, delusions etc. are best understood as reactions to adverse life events and that psychological and social approaches to helping are more effective and far safer than psychiatric drugs and electroshock treatment. A new final chapter discusses why such a damaging ideology has come to dominate mental health and, most importantly, how to change that. Models of Madness is divided into three sections: Section One provides a history of madness, including examples of violence against the ‘mentally ill’, before critiquing the theories and treatments of contemporary biological psychiatry and documenting the corrupting influence of drug companies. Section Two summarises the research showing that hallucinations, delusions etc. are primarily caused by adverse life events (eg. parental loss, bullying, abuse and neglect in childhood, poverty, etc) and can be understood using psychological models ranging from cognitive to psychodynamic. Section Three presents the evidence for a range of effective psychological and social approaches to treatment, from cognitive and family therapy to primary prevention. This book brings together thirty-seven contributors from ten countries and a wide range of scientific disciplines. It provides an evidence-based, optimistic antidote to the pessimism of biological psychiatry. Models of Madness will be essential reading for all involved in mental health, including service users, family members, service managers, policy makers, nurses, clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, counsellors, psychoanalysts, social workers, occupational therapists, art therapists.

Download or read book Mental Illness Stigma and Perceptions of Dangerousness written by Fred Loya and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Social Determinants of Mental Health written by Michael T. Compton and published by American Psychiatric Pub. This book was released on 2015-04-01 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Social Determinants of Mental Health aims to fill the gap that exists in the psychiatric, scholarly, and policy-related literature on the social determinants of mental health: those factors stemming from where we learn, play, live, work, and age that impact our overall mental health and well-being. The editors and an impressive roster of chapter authors from diverse scholarly backgrounds provide detailed information on topics such as discrimination and social exclusion; adverse early life experiences; poor education; unemployment, underemployment, and job insecurity; income inequality, poverty, and neighborhood deprivation; food insecurity; poor housing quality and housing instability; adverse features of the built environment; and poor access to mental health care. This thought-provoking book offers many beneficial features for clinicians and public health professionals: Clinical vignettes are included, designed to make the content accessible to readers who are primarily clinicians and also to demonstrate the practical, individual-level applicability of the subject matter for those who typically work at the public health, population, and/or policy level. Policy implications are discussed throughout, designed to make the content accessible to readers who work primarily at the public health or population level and also to demonstrate the policy relevance of the subject matter for those who typically work at the clinical level. All chapters include five to six key points that focus on the most important content, helping to both prepare the reader with a brief overview of the chapter's main points and reinforce the "take-away" messages afterward. In addition to the main body of the book, which focuses on selected individual social determinants of mental health, the volume includes an in-depth overview that summarizes the editors' and their colleagues' conceptualization, as well as a final chapter coauthored by Dr. David Satcher, 16th Surgeon General of the United States, that serves as a "Call to Action," offering specific actions that can be taken by both clinicians and policymakers to address the social determinants of mental health. The editors have succeeded in the difficult task of balancing the individual/clinical/patient perspective and the population/public health/community point of view, while underscoring the need for both groups to work in a unified way to address the inequities in twenty-first century America. The Social Determinants of Mental Health gives readers the tools to understand and act to improve mental health and reduce risk for mental illnesses for individuals and communities. Students preparing for the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) will also benefit from this book, as the MCAT in 2015 will test applicants' knowledge of social determinants of health. The social determinants of mental health are not distinct from the social determinants of physical health, although they deserve special emphasis given the prevalence and burden of poor mental health.

Download or read book Achieving the promise written by United States. President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Challenging the Stigma of Mental Illness written by Patrick W. Corrigan and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-02-14 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Challenging the Stigma of Mental Illness offers practical strategies for addressing the harmful effects of stigma attached to mental illness. It considers both major forms of stigma: public stigma, which is prejudice and discrimination endorsed by the general population; and self-stigma, the loss of self-esteem and efficacy that occurs when an individual internalizes prejudice and discrimination. Invaluable guide for professionals and volunteers working in any capacity to challenge discrimination against mental illness Contains practical worksheets and intervention guidelines to facilitate the implementation of specific anti-stigma approaches Authors are highly experienced and respected experts in the field of mental illness stigma research