Written-Off tells the story of how mental health stigma comes to have a profound impact on the lives of people diagnosed with mental illnesses. It reviews theory, research, and history - illustrated with a multitude of personal stories - in four major areas. These areas are: the prevalence and predictors of negative attitudes and behaviors toward mental illness, the impact of community attitudes and behaviors on the self-perceptions of people diagnosed with mental illness, the impact of self-perceptions on the community participation of people diagnosed with mental illness, and how to change self-perceptions through a variety of approaches.
| ISBN: | 9781107196957 |
| Publication date: | 11th January 2018 |
| Author: | Philip T City University of New York Yanos |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 222 pages |
| Genres: |
Mental health services Health psychology Clinical psychology Psychiatry |