Purpose The aim of this review is to identify consistent themes among the qualitative
literature on stigma as experienced by patients with schizophrenia receiving community …

Background: Research is required to better understand the psychosocial factors that
influence the recovery of individuals with schizophrenia. Objective: To conduct a systematic …

This chapter explores the many ways in which people's self-conceptions are involved in the
stress process. The appraisal of stressors' magnitude and thus their impacts on mental …

The relationship between stigmatization and the self-regard of patients/consumers with
mental disorder is negative but only moderate in strength, probably because a subset of …

As the homelessness 'crisis' in the United States enters a third decade, few are as adversely
affected as persons with serious mental illness. Despite recent evidence favoring a 'housing …

We conducted a study to investigate how understandings of mental illness and responses to
mental health services vary along ethno-racial lines. Participants were 25 African American …

For most of us, the term'recovery'in mental health implies hope and normality for those
suffering from emotional distress. It is understandable why recovery has therefore become a …

Schizophrenia has long puzzled researchers in the fields of psychiatric medicine and
anthropology. Why is it that the rates of developing schizophrenia—long the poster child for …

Subjective descriptions of recovery from schizophrenia may be different from clinical
recovery measures. The aim of the review was to identify the consumer perspectives of …

In this article, we identify an array of creative strategies used by persons diagnosed with
schizophrenia‐related illness to deflect and resist social stigma, and address the lived …