Stigma and Mental Illness
- ISBN-10
- 0880484055
- ISBN-13
- 9780880484053
- Category
- Psychology / Psychopathology / General
- Pages
- 236
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1992
- Publisher
- American Psychiatric Pub
- Authors
- Allan Tasman, Paul Jay Fink
Description
This book is a collection of writings on how society has stigmatized mentally ill persons, their families, and their caregivers. First-hand accounts poignantly portray what it is like to be the victim of stigma and mental illness. Stigma and Mental Illness also presents historical, societal, and institutional viewpoints that underscore the devastating effects of stigma.
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