The Stigma of Mental Illness - End of the Story?

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
On Revisiting Some Origins of the Stigma Concept as It Applies to Mental Illnesses....Pages 3-28
Stigma and Stigmatization Within and Beyond Psychiatry....Pages 29-42
Structures and Types of Stigma....Pages 43-66
Stigma in Different Cultures....Pages 67-82
Disorder-specific Differences....Pages 83-109
Who Is Contributing?....Pages 111-121
Discrimination and Stigma....Pages 123-139
The Influence of Stigma on the Course of Illness....Pages 141-155
Changes of Stigma over Time....Pages 157-172
The Viewpoint of GAMIAN*-Europe....Pages 173-189
The Role of Family Caregivers: A EUFAMI Viewpoint....Pages 191-207
Stigma, Human Rights and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities....Pages 209-223
Front Matter....Pages 225-225
Opening Doors: The Global Programme to Fight Stigma and Discrimination Because of Schizophrenia....Pages 227-235
Fighting Stigma in Canada: Opening Minds Anti-Stigma Initiative....Pages 237-261
Like Minds, Like Mine: Seventeen Years of Countering Stigma and Discrimination Against People with Experience of Mental Distress in New Zealand....Pages 263-287
Australian Country Perspective: The Work of beyondblue and SANE Australia....Pages 289-315
ONE OF US: The National Campaign for Anti-Stigma in Denmark....Pages 317-338
The Time to Change Programme to Reduce Stigma and Discrimination in England and Its Wider Context....Pages 339-356
See Change: The National Mental Health Stigma Reduction Partnership in Ireland....Pages 357-377
See Me: Scotland Case Study....Pages 379-403
Front Matter....Pages 225-225
The German Mental Health Alliance....Pages 405-416
Stigma in Midsize European Countries....Pages 417-432
Front Matter....Pages 433-433
Fields of Intervention....Pages 435-449
Strategies to Reduce Mental Illness Stigma....Pages 451-467
“Irre menschlich Hamburg” – An Example of a Bottom-Up Project....Pages 469-483
Illness Models and Stigma....Pages 485-493
Front Matter....Pages 495-495
What Has Proven Effective in Anti-Stigma Programming....Pages 497-514
What Has Not Been Effective in Reducing Stigma....Pages 515-530
Closing Mental Health Gaps Through Tackling Stigma and Discrimination....Pages 531-534
Front Matter....Pages 535-535
Improving Treatment, Prevention, and Rehabilitation....Pages 537-549
Stigma and Recovery....Pages 551-570
Stigma and the Renaming of Schizophrenia....Pages 571-579
Trialogue: An Exercise in Communication Between Users, Carers, and Professional Mental Health Workers Beyond Role Stereotypes....Pages 581-590
Empowerment and Inclusion: The Introduction of Peer Workers into the Workforce....Pages 591-612
Targeting the Stigma of Psychiatry and Psychiatrists....Pages 613-625
Exemplary Contribution of Professional Scientific Organizations: The European Psychiatric Association....Pages 627-633
Addressing Stigma: The WHO Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan 2013–2020....Pages 635-640
Conclusion and Recommendations for Future Action....Pages 641-650
Back Matter....Pages 651-656