Recently there has been a growing awareness of the process of
recovery from serious mental illness and the importance of coming
to terms with the challenges resulting from the illness. Acceptance
of one's mental illness is a critical milestone of the recovery
journey, fostering empowerment, hope, and self-determination. In
addition, there has been a developing interest in the role of
culture in influencing the experience of mental illness, treatment,
and recovery. Yet, the topic of how people with diverse cultural
backgrounds come to recognize and cope with their mental illness is
often overlooked in the literature. Acceptance of Mental Illness
adheres to a recovery-oriented philosophy that understands recovery
as not simply symptom elimination, but as the process of living a
meaningful and satisfying life with mental illness. The book
synthesizes research on this topic and offers extensive case
histories gathered by the authors to provide readers with an
understanding of the multidimensional process of acceptance of
mental illness across genders, ethnicities, and sexual
orientations. The aim is for clinical readers to be better equipped
to support people with mental illness across culturally diverse
groups to experience empowerment, mental wellness, and growth.
Chapters focus on providing a historical overview of the treatment
of people with mental illness, examining the acceptance process,
and exploring the experience of acceptance among women, men,
racial-ethnic minorities, and LGBT individuals with serious mental
illnesses. The book is a useful tool for mental health educators
and providers, with each chapter containing case studies, clinical
strategies lists, discussion questions, experiential activities,
diagrams, and worksheets that can be completed with clients,
students, and peers.
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