Stigma and Mental Illness

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0880484055
• ISBN13: 9780880484053
• Release Date: June 1992
• Publisher: American Psychiatric Association Publishing
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher