Stigma Resources

Barney, L. J., Griffiths, K. M., Jorm, A. F., & Christensen, H. (2006). Stigma about depression and its impact on help-seeking. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 40, 51–54.

Corrigan, P.W., Watson, A.C. (2002). The Paradox of Self-Stigma and Mental Illness. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 9, 35-53.

Corrigan, P. W., & Matthews, A. K. (2003). Stigma and disclosure: Implications for coming out of the closet. Journal of Mental Health, 12, 235–248.

Corrigan, P.W., Watson, A.C., Miller, F. E. (2006). Blame, Shame and Contamination: The Impact of Mental Illness and Drug Dependence Stigma on Family Members. Journal of Family Psychiatry, 20, 239-246.

Goffman, E. (1963). Stigma: Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

Greenberg, J.S., Kim, H.W., Greenley, M.S.S.W. (1997). Factors associated with subjective burden in siblings of adults with severe mental illness. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 67, 231-241.

Hinshaw, S.P. (2002). The Years of Silence Are Past: My Father’s Life With Bipolar Disorder. New York, Cambridge University Press.

Karp, D.A., Tanarugsachok, V. (2000). Mental illness, caregiving, and emotion management. Qualitative research, 10, 6-25.

Link, B.G., Phelan, J. C. (2001). Conceptualizing Stigma. Annual Review of Sociology, 27, 363-85.

Loseke, D.R. (2008). Thinking about Social Problems. New Jersey: Transaction Publishers.

Mehta, S. and Farina, A. (1988). Associative stigma: perceptions of the difficulties of college-aged children of stigmatized fathers. Journal of Social Clinical Psychology, 7, 192-202.

Perlick, D.A., Rosenheck, R.A., Clakin, J.F., Sirey J., Salahi, J., Struening, E.L., Link, B.G., (2001). Stigma as a Barrier to Recovery: Adverse Effects of Perceived Stigma on Social Adaptation of Persons Diagnosed with Bipolar Affective Disorder. Psychiatric Services, 52, 1627-1632.

Phelan, J.C., Bromet, E.J., Link, B.G., (1998). Psychiatric Illness and Family Stigma. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 24, 115-126.

Simmie, S., Nunes, J. (2001). The Last Taboo: A survival Guide to Mental Health Care in Canada. Toronto, ON: McLelland & Stewart Ltd.

Wahl, O.F., Harman, C.R. (1989). Family Views of Stigma. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 15, 131-139.

Yarrow, M.R., Clausen, J.A., Robbins, P.R. (1955). The social meaning of mental illness. Journal of Social Issues, 11, 33-48.

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