Mental Illness Stigma: Problem of Public Health or Social Justice?

Using a medical model, several education programs have sought to diminish stigma's effect on public health by describing mental illness as a disease of the brain that can be treated successfully. This approach has been shown to be useful for reducing blame related to mental illness. Here, Corri...

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Published inSocial work (New York) Vol. 50; no. 4; pp. 363 - 368
Main Authors Corrigan, Patrick W., Watson, Amy C., Byrne, Peter, Davis, Kristin E.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Oxford University Press 01.10.2005
National Association of Social Workers
Subjects
Accuracy
Analysis
Brain
Care and treatment
COMMENTARY
Ethnic Groups
Genetic Disorders
Humans
Individual Differences
Job hunting
Laborers
Mental Disorders
Mental health
Mental health care
Mental Health Programs
Mental Illness
Negative Attitudes
Perspectives
Prejudices
Psychiatry
Public Health
Schizophrenia
Self Efficacy
Social aspects
Social Justice
Social stigma
Social work
Stereotypes
Stereotyping
Stigma
Stigmatization
Student Attitudes
United States
United States
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Summary:Using a medical model, several education programs have sought to diminish stigma's effect on public health by describing mental illness as a disease of the brain that can be treated successfully. This approach has been shown to be useful for reducing blame related to mental illness. Here, Corrigan et al examine the assertions of the public health perspective, highlighting some of the limitations that emerge from this approach.
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Please address all correspondence to Patrick W. Corrigan.
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ISSN:0037-8046
1545-6846
DOI:10.1093/sw/50.4.363