- Foreword
- Preface
- Contributors
- Chapter 1 Role and responsibilities of psychiatrists
- Chapter 2 How to develop leadership skills
- Chapter 3 Evaluating mental healthcare systems by studying pathways to care
- Chapter 4 Managing self: time, priorities, and well-being
- Chapter 5 Managing financial resources in healthcare settings
- Chapter 6 Managing difficult people in the workplace
- Chapter 7 Managing the media
- Chapter 8 Mentoring and career coaching
- Chapter 9 How to organize and manage scientific meetings
- Chapter 10 Raising funds for research and educational activities
- Chapter 11 Medical mobility: how to gain further skills
- Chapter 12 Building an academic career in psychiatry
- Chapter 13 Curriculum development for psychiatric training
- Chapter 14 Social media and e-learning for professional development in psychiatry
- Chapter 15 The philosophical basis of psychiatry
- Chapter 16 How to build a strong therapeutic alliance in mental healthcare: things to do, things to avoid
- Chapter 17 Managing psychiatric emergencies
- Chapter 18 Building ties in the community for patients with mental illness
- Chapter 19 Practical strategies to fight stigma in mental health
- Chapter 20 Working with families of patients with mental illness
- Chapter 21 Informed consent in research settings
- Chapter 22 Ethics and clinical practice in psychiatry
- Chapter 23 Mental healthcare in the transition from child and adolescent to adult psychiatry: what a psychiatrist cannot ignore
- Chapter 24 How to responsibly prescribe psychotropics
- Chapter 25 Dealing with aggressive and violent behaviours in psychiatric settings
- Chapter 26 Practical skills in old age psychiatry
- Chapter 27 Management of intellectual disability
- Chapter 28 Managing child psychiatry
- Chapter 29 Liaison psychiatry—is it possible?
- Chapter 30 Presentation and treatment of mental disorders in migrants
- Chapter 31 Management of mental disorders during pregnancy and the post-partum period
- Chapter 32 Involuntary hospitalizations in psychiatry: what to do and what to avoid
- Chapter 33 Sexual variation and mental health
- Chapter 34 Translational neuroimaging
- Chapter 35 Psychotherapy in practice
- Index
(p. 237) Practical strategies to fight stigma in mental health
- Chapter:
- (p. 237) Practical strategies to fight stigma in mental health
- Author(s):
Sara Evans-Lacko
, Petra C. Gronholm
, Ahmed Hankir
, Luca Pingani
, and Patrick Corrigan
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780198723646.003.0019
Stigma and discrimination can undermine many of the life goals of people with severe mental illness through reduced participation in higher education, employment, and relationships, and lower levels of well-being and empowerment. Stigma is related to exclusion from civil society, increased risk of contact with the criminal justice system, victimization, poverty, homelessness, less access to physical healthcare, and reduced life expectancy. It is therefore essential that young physicians and early career psychiatrists are aware of the impact of stigma. This chapter addresses this issue and covers the following topics: (1) definitions and concepts related to stigma and discrimination; (2) evidence-based strategies for overcoming stigma; and (3) target groups for anti-stigma interventions such as young people. It also provides an example of an autobiographical narrative of a psychiatrist that has been used as an anti-stigma intervention.
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- Foreword
- Preface
- Contributors
- Chapter 1 Role and responsibilities of psychiatrists
- Chapter 2 How to develop leadership skills
- Chapter 3 Evaluating mental healthcare systems by studying pathways to care
- Chapter 4 Managing self: time, priorities, and well-being
- Chapter 5 Managing financial resources in healthcare settings
- Chapter 6 Managing difficult people in the workplace
- Chapter 7 Managing the media
- Chapter 8 Mentoring and career coaching
- Chapter 9 How to organize and manage scientific meetings
- Chapter 10 Raising funds for research and educational activities
- Chapter 11 Medical mobility: how to gain further skills
- Chapter 12 Building an academic career in psychiatry
- Chapter 13 Curriculum development for psychiatric training
- Chapter 14 Social media and e-learning for professional development in psychiatry
- Chapter 15 The philosophical basis of psychiatry
- Chapter 16 How to build a strong therapeutic alliance in mental healthcare: things to do, things to avoid
- Chapter 17 Managing psychiatric emergencies
- Chapter 18 Building ties in the community for patients with mental illness
- Chapter 19 Practical strategies to fight stigma in mental health
- Chapter 20 Working with families of patients with mental illness
- Chapter 21 Informed consent in research settings
- Chapter 22 Ethics and clinical practice in psychiatry
- Chapter 23 Mental healthcare in the transition from child and adolescent to adult psychiatry: what a psychiatrist cannot ignore
- Chapter 24 How to responsibly prescribe psychotropics
- Chapter 25 Dealing with aggressive and violent behaviours in psychiatric settings
- Chapter 26 Practical skills in old age psychiatry
- Chapter 27 Management of intellectual disability
- Chapter 28 Managing child psychiatry
- Chapter 29 Liaison psychiatry—is it possible?
- Chapter 30 Presentation and treatment of mental disorders in migrants
- Chapter 31 Management of mental disorders during pregnancy and the post-partum period
- Chapter 32 Involuntary hospitalizations in psychiatry: what to do and what to avoid
- Chapter 33 Sexual variation and mental health
- Chapter 34 Translational neuroimaging
- Chapter 35 Psychotherapy in practice
- Index