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Stigma is one of the major barriers to care for people with mental health and related disorders. Stigma includes negative beliefs about and hostile perceptions towards others, shame and self-stigma, discriminatory practices in hiring, promotion and recognition of people who suffer from mental health challenges, and structural and organizational policies and processes that result in inequalities for people who have mental health challenges. Stigma has been recognized as a significant factor in the well-being of people with mental health and related problems and can be more debilitating than the direct effects of mental health problems themselves. The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) was established to conduct policy reviews and to promote initiatives related to mental health. The Opening Minds program of the MHCC is the largest systematic effort in Canadian history to reduce stigma related to mental illnesses. The program has adopted the systematic development, evaluation and deployment of targeted programs based on theories of change, best practices and available research evidence as a model for stigma reduction. The Stigma of Mental Illness is an important vehicle to communicate conceptual issues in the field of stigma reduction, to document the work done to date within the MHCC Opening Minds program, and to offer practical strategies to broaden the scope and utility of the work for different contexts, cultures, and countries. This volume will be a global interest, given the growing importance of stigma reduction related to mental disorders and related problems.
In 2012, Paradigms Lost critically examined the key paradigms used in programs aiming to prevent or reduce the stigma attached to mental illness. Today, many programs addressing stigma have been successfully developed or improved using the notions and recommendations presented in that volume. Paradigms Lost, Paradigms Found builds on the lessons of the first edition and adds new approaches to reducing the stigma related to mental illness. It brings together the latest theory and experience in the field to provide effective recommendations for addressing stigma in its various forms. This second edition also presents targeted programs used by different social groups and explores future directions in stigma prevention, including evolving techniques for the digital age. Integrating experience with modern technology, Paradigms Lost, Paradigms Found provides evidence and inspiration for mental health advocates seeking to prevent or reduce stigma of mental illness and protect the rights of people with mental and substance use disorders.
Paradigms Lost challenges key paradigms currently held about the
prevention or reduction of stigma attached to mental illness using
evidence and the experience the authors gathered during the many
years of their work in this field. Each chapter examines one
currently held paradigm and presents reasons why it should be
replaced with a new perspective. The book argues for enlightened
opportunism (using every opportunity to fight stigma), rather than
more time consuming planning, and emphasizes that the best way to
approach anti-stigma work is to select targets jointly with those
who are most concerned. The most radical change of paradigms
concerns the evaluation of outcome for anti-stigma activities.
Previously, changes in stigmatizing attitudes were used as the best
indicator of success. Paradigms Lost and its authors argue that it
is now necessary to measure changes in behaviors (both from the
perspective of those stigmatized and those who stigmatize) to
obtain a more valid measure of a program's success. Other myths to
be challenged: providing knowledge about mental illness will reduce
stigma; community care will de-stigmatize mental illness and
psychiatry; people with a mental illness are less discriminated
against in developing countries.
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