People with mental illness are often stigmatized, both in the U.S.
and around the world. Paradoxically, many in the mental health
professions are themselves the source of a great deal of such
stigma. Theoretical models in psychology and psychiatry have often
blamed family members for causing mental illness, and too many
practitioners and scientists hold to "us versus them" attitudes,
showing extreme reluctance to admit personal and family experiences
of mental illness. In this book, mental health professionals and
scientists, ranging from newly trained individuals to seasoned
clinicians and researchers, tell their own and their families'
stories of mental disorder, providing an unprecedented level of
honesty and disclosure. The volume presents moving and inspiring
narratives of serious mental disorder in individuals who have
decided to focus their careers on mental illness in others. The
editor, who has previously disclosed his own family's struggles
with his father's lifelong, misdiagnosed bipolar disorder, utilizes
his own experiences to integrate, synthesize, and provide
perspective on these revealing contributions. Through both personal
narratives and accounts of parents, siblings, or offspring, the
contributors convey the serious impairments that can accrue to
those with mental illness, the strength and courage that emanate
from such experiences, and the ways in which these experiences have
contributed to their own decisions to enter the mental health
field. Providing a humanizing portrayal of mental disorder, this
volume will be indispensable reading for those in the mental health
professions, trainees across many related fields, family members,
persons contending with mental illness, and all those who wish to
know more about the effects of mental illness on our society. Its
stark stories of pain and impairment, and its clear messages of
hope and courage, will inspire those working in the mental health
professions, as well as their clients, for years to come.
General
Imprint: |
Oxford UniversityPress
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
2008 |
First published: |
2008 |
Editors: |
Stephen P. Hinshaw
(Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology)
|
Dimensions: |
245 x 165 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
384 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-19-532026-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Medicine >
Other branches of medicine >
Psychiatry
|
LSN: |
0-19-532026-3 |
Barcode: |
9780195320268 |
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