The Cambridge Handbook of Stigma and Mental Health

  • 10h 48m
  • David L. Vogel, Nathaniel G. Wade
  • Cambridge University Press
  • 2022

The persistence of stigma of mental illness and seeking therapy perpetuates suffering and keeps people from getting the help they need and deserve. This volume, analysing the most up-to-date research on this process and ways to intervene, is designed to give those who are working to overcome stigma a strong, research-based foundation for their work. Chapters address stigma reduction efforts at the individual, community, and national levels, and discuss what works and what doesn't. Others explore how holding different stigmatized identities compounds the burden of stigma and suggest ways to attend to these differences. Throughout, there is a focus on the current state of the research knowledge in the field, its applications, and recommendations for future research. The Handbook provides a compelling case for the benefits reaped from current research and intervention, and shows why continued work is needed.

  • The most detailed exploration of stigma and mental health to date
  • Describes established and emerging interventions to reduce stigma
  • Explores intersectional stigma and the way people with different identities experience its effects

About the Author

David L. Vogel is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Communication Studies program at Iowa State University. He founded the Self-Stigma Research Collaborative to assist scholars from around the world in conducting cutting-edge research on self-stigma and its relationship with mental illness and help-seeking.

Nathaniel G. Wade is Professor of Psychology and Director of the Counseling Psychology program at Iowa State University. He has developed and tested interventions to reduce stigma associated with seeking therapy and to promote forgiveness of self and others.

In this Book

  • Contributors
  • Introduction to the Handbook of Stigma and Mental Health
  • Theoretical Models to Understand Stigma of Mental Illness
  • Disentangling Mental Illness and Help-Seeking Stigmas
  • Measurement of Mental Illness Stigma and Discrimination
  • Time Trends in Public Stigma
  • Consequences of the Self-Stigma of Mental Illness
  • Self-Stigma of Seeking Help—A Meta-Analysis
  • Stigma and Suicide
  • Intellectual Disability Stigma—The State of the Evidence
  • The Intersection of Mental Health Stigma and Marginalized Identities
  • Stigma and Mental Health in Ethnic Minority Populations
  • Mental Health Stigma among LGBTQ+ Populations
  • Unpacking Cultural Influences on Stigma of People with Mental Illness between Group-Oriented and Individual-Oriented Cultures
  • All the World’s a Stage—Men, Masculinity, and Mental Health Stigma
  • Understanding and Reducing the Stigma of Mental Health Problems and of Treatment among Military Personnel
  • Stigma of Seeking Mental Health Services and Related Constructs in Older versus Younger Adults
  • Stigma and Mental Health in the Abrahamic Religious Traditions
  • Interventions to Reduce Mental Illness Stigma and Discrimination at the Person-Level for Individuals and Small Groups
  • Population-Based Interventions to Reduce the Stigma of Mental Illness
  • Interventions to Reduce Help-Seeking Stigma for Mental Health Conditions
  • Self-Affirmation Interventions to Reduce Mental Health Stigma
  • Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Interventions to Address Mental Health Stigma
  • What Is Left to Be Done—Key Points, Future Directions, and New Innovations
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