Full Description
People with physical or mental disabilities such as HIV, substance abuse, cancer, or depression are negatively affected not only by the disease, but also by others amp rsquo negative reactions to it. This humane book prepares advocates and health care professionals to more effectively fight the social injustice of stigma and better support the families of those with disabilities.
Readers will gain a solid understanding of the common experience of stigma as well as how to combat prejudiced responses to specific disabilities, including childhood disorders, obesity, and Alzheimer amp rsquo s disease.
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
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