Lessons learned from unintended consequences about erasing the stigma of mental illness

World Psychiatry

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 67-73

  Corrigan, Patrick W ^a  

^a ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contact; Education; Label avoidance; Mental illness; Public stigma; Rights agenda; Self stigma; Services agenda; Solidarity; Stigma; Unintended consequences

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; EMOTION; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH LITERACY; HOMOPHOBIA; HUMAN; INTEGRATION; LGBT PEOPLE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; POVERTY; PREJUDICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACISM; SEXISM; SOCIAL COGNITION; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STIGMA; STEREOTYPY; STIGMA;

EID: 84964989201     PISSN: 17238617     EISSN: 20515545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wps.20295     Document Type: Article

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