The Stigma of Disease and Disability

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’ 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’s disease.

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.

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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The Stigma of Disease and Disability Understanding Causes and Overcoming Injustices

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