The lives of people with disease and disability are harmed not only by their conditions but by public response to these conditions in the form of stigma and discrimination. Making sense of this injustice is the focus of this book. The two main sections of the book comprise chapters on 10 specific illnesses and conditions (mental illness, substance abuse, intellectual disability, physical and sensory disabilities, HIV-AIDS, infectious disease, cancer, obesity, childhood disorders, and Alzheimer’s disease) and chapters relating to broader issues (stigma and family, overcoming stigma, stigma across cultures, and future directions). The book concludes with observations on what has not worked in overcoming stigma as well as possible future directions. --- from the publisher Contents: Contributors Acknowledgments Introduction Patrick W. Corrigan I. Stigma in Diseases and Disabilities Understanding Stigma Nev Jones and Patrick W. Corrigan Mental Illness Stigma: Types, Constructs, and Vehicles for Change Patrick W. Corrigan and Kristin A. Kosyluk The Stigma of Alcohol and Other Substance Abuse Georg Schomerus Stigma in the Field of Intellectual Disabilities: Impact and Initiatives for Change Shirli Werner and Dana Roth Stigma Related to Physical and Sensory Disabilities Hanoch Livneh, Fong Chan, and Cahit Kaya HIV-Related Stigma Gregory M. Herek Infectious Diseases: A Case Study of Leprosy-Related Stigma Wim H. van Brakel and Beatriz Miranda Galarza Cancer Stigma Nicole M. Else-Quest and Tracy L. Jackson The Nature, Consequences, and Public Health Implications of Obesity Stigma Rebecca M. Puhl and Jamie Lee Peterson Stigma Associated With Disease and Disability During Childhood and Adolescence: A Developmental Approach Caroline Heary, Eilis Hennessy, and Lorraine Swords Stigma and Alzheimer's Disease: A Systematic Review of Evidence, Theory, and Methods Perla Werner II. Stigma and Action Stigma and Family Tally Moses Overcoming Stigma David Roe, Paul H. Lysaker, and Philip T. Yanos Stigma Across Cultures Deepa Rao and Dellanira Valencia-Garcia Afterword: A Critical Eye for Stigma Change Patrick W. Corrigan Index About the Editor About the Editor: Patrick W. Corrigan, PsyD, is Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the Illinois Institute of Technology. Prior to that, Dr. Corrigan was the executive director of the Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation at the University of Chicago, where he was also a professor of psychiatry. A licensed clinical psychologist, Dr. Corrigan has been setting up and providing services for people with serious mental illnesses and their families for more than 30 years. He has been the principal investigator of federally funded studies on rehabilitation and consumer operated services. In 2001, he became principal investigator of the Chicago Consortium for Stigma Research, the only National Institute of Mental Health-funded research center examining the stigma of mental illness. (The consortium evolved into the National Consortium on Stigma and Empowerment, also supported by the National Institute of Mental Health.) In 2013, Dr. Corrigan took the helm of a grant funded by the National Institutes of Health on peer navigators, meant to enhance the integrated care needs of homeless African Americans with mental illness. He has authored or edited 12 books and more than 300 articles, and is the editor of the American Journal of Psychiatric Rehabilitation. |