Acceptance of mental illness : promoting recovery among culturally diverse groups /

Mizock, Lauren,

Acceptance of mental illness : promoting recovery among culturally diverse groups / Lauren Mizock and Zlatka Russinova. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, (c)2016. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographies and index.

The history of the treatment of mental illness -- Acceptance and the recovery paradigm in mental health care -- The multiple dimensions of the acceptance of mental illness -- Barriers and facilitators to acceptance of mental illness -- The process of acceptance of mental illness -- Acceptance of mental illness among women : intersectional stigma -- Acceptance of mental illness among men : exploring masculinities and mental health -- Racial-ethnic cultural factors in the process of acceptance of mental illness -- LGBT factors in the process of acceptance of mental illness -- Clinical applications and investigation of the acceptance of mental illness.

This volume adheres to a recovery-oriented philosophy that understands recovery as not simply symptom elimination, but as the process of living a meaningful and satisfying life with mental illness.



9780190204280

2016006558


Mental illness.
Mental health.
Mentally ill--Psychology.
Stigma (Social psychology)
Culture.
Mental Disorders
Psychological Distance
Mentally Ill Persons--psychology
Social Stigma
Culture


Electronic Books.

RC454 / .A234 2016