Many people who would benefit from mental health services opt not to pursue them or fail to
fully participate once they have begun. One of the reasons for this disconnect is stigma; …

Published narratives by persons with serious mental illness eloquently describe the harmful
effects of stigma on self-esteem and self-efficacy. However, a more careful review of the …

Self-compassion has been consistently linked to psychological well-being. The ability to be
self-compassionate may be shaped by early attachment experiences and associated with …

Drawing on two years of ethnographic field research among the Navajos, this book explores
a controversial Native American ritual and healthcare practice: ceremonial consumption of …

It seems logical to conclude that individuals with a psychiatric disability, living in a society
that widely endorses stigmatizing ideas about mental illness, would consider such ideas self …

This chapter describes the adaptation of the DIM for people diagnosed with schizophrenia. A
comprehensive review of the literature on cognitive/metacognitive disabilities in …

S ome people struggle with mental illness for a brief span and recover either as a result of
treatment or spontaneously. Others become disabled by the illness. A “disorder” becomes a …

I examine stigma associated with schizophrenia and how psychiatric diagnosis, mental
health professionals, the criminal justice system, and society ostracize and contribute to the …

286 partir de las cuales los sujetos generan estereotipos con base en prejuicios que se
derivan en prácticas de discriminación. El concepto de enfermedad mental por sí solo …

Over the past decade, major advances have been made in extending the principles and
therapeutic strategies of cognitive therapy to the treatment of schizophrenia. What are the …