Written Off: Mental Health Stigma and the Loss of Human Potential (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781107196957)

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.

Author: Philip T. Yanos
ISBN-10: 1107196957
ISBN-13: 9781107196957
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/11/2018
Pages: 222
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.99lbs
Size: 9.54h x 6.49w x 0.78d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 10/01/2018