The Stigma of Disease and Disability

Dr. Patrick W Corrigan, Ed.

• 15 december 2013
• 9781433815836

Samenvatting:

People with disabilities—including those affected by HIV, cancer, mental health challenges and obesity—face the dual burdens of illness and social stigma. The work equips advocates and healthcare professionals with vital insights to challenge prejudice while fostering empathetic support for families.



People with physical or mental disabilities such as HIV, substance abuse, cancer, or depression are negatively affected not only by the disease, but also by others amp rsquo negative reactions to it. This humane book prepares advocates and health care professionals to more effectively fight the social injustice of stigma and better support the families of those with disabilities.

Readers will gain a solid understanding of the common experience of stigma as well as how to combat prejudiced responses to specific disabilities, including childhood disorders, obesity, and Alzheimer amp rsquo s disease.