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  • NPR: Mental Health in the Black Community

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    NPR's News & Notes kicks off a new series on mental health. Listen to insight on mental illness and racial disparities in mental health care from Dr. Annelle Primm — director of...
  • Chinese and American Perspectives on Stigma

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    Chinese and American Perspectives on Stigma by Chow S. Lam, Hector Tsang, Fong Chan, Patrick W. Corrigan "This paper discusses the Chinese and American perspectives on stigma. We review...
  • A Qualitative Exploration of African-Americans' Attitudes Toward Mental Illness and Mental Illness Treatment Seeking

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    A Qualitative Exploration of African-Americans' Attitudes Toward Mental Illness and Mental Illness Treatment Seeking by Alicia K. Matthews, Patrick W. Corrigan, Barbara M. Smith, and Frances...
  • What Lessons Do Coming Out as Gay Men or Lesbians Have for People Stigmatized by Mental Illness?

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    What Lessons Do Coming Out as Gay Men or Lesbians Have for People Stigmatized by Mental Illness? by Patrick W. Corrigan, Jonathan E. Larson, Julie Hautamaki, Alicia Matthews, Sachi Kuwabara,...
  • Mental Illness Stigma: Problem of Public Health or Social Justice?

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    Mental Illness Stigma: Problem of Public Health or Social Justice? by Patrick W. Corrigan, Amy C. Watson, Peter Byrne, and Kristin E. Davis "The U.S. Surgeon General's report on mental...
  • Impact of Consumer-Operated Service on Empowerment and Recovery of People with Psychiatric Disabilities

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    Impact of Consumer-Operated Service on Empowerment and Recovery of People with Psychiatric Disabilities by Patrick W. Corrigan "Although the professional literature is replete with...
  • Shame, Blame, and Contamination: A Review of the Impact of Mental Illness Stigma on Family Members

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    Shame, Blame, and Contamination: A Review of the Impact of Mental Illness Stigma on Family Members by Patrick W. Corrigan and Frederick E. Miller "In his classic text, Goffman (1963) defined...
  • Examining Cues that Signal Mental Illness Stigma

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    Examining Cues that Signal Mental Illness Stigma by Matthew Schumacher, Patrick W. Corrigan, and Timothy Dejong "Erving Goffman (1963) distinguished between stigmas that are readily perceived...
  • Police Officers' Attitudes Toward and Decisions About Persons with Mental Illness

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    Police Officers' Attitudes Toward and Decisions About Persons with Mental Illness by Amy C. Watson, Patrick W. Corrigan, Victor Ottati "A significant portion of police work involves...
  • An Attribution Model of Public Discrimination Towards Persons with Mental Illness

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    An Attribution Model of Public Discrimination Towards Persons with Mental Illness by Patrick Corrigan, Fred E. Markowitz, Amy Watson, David Rowan, and Mary Ann Kubiak "In this study, we build...
  • Mental Illness Stereotypes and Clinical Care: Do People Avoid Treatment Because of Stigma?

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    Mental Illness Stereotypes and Clinical Care: Do People Avoid Treatment Because of Stigma? by Patrick W. Corrigan "Despite the evidence that pharmacological and psychosocial treatments yield...
  • From Whence Comes Mental Illness Stigma?

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    From Whence Comes Mental Illness Stigma? by Patrick W. Corrigan "This papers seeks to answer two fundamental questions: What is the basis of the current form of mental illness stigma? and Why...
  • Words matter

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  • Mind your language: Media guidelines for mental health issues

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  • Developing a stigma reduction initiative

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  • Action on mental health: A guide to promoting social inclusion

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  • Stepping Up: A Social Inclusion Action Plan for Mental Health Reform

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  • Changing Stigma Through Contact

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    Changing Stigma Through Contact by Patrick W. Corrigan "A review of the research literature suggest three approaches for diminishing social stigma: protest, education, and contact. Although...
  • National Mental Health Information Center

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  • The National Stigma Clearinghouse

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Stories of Recovery: Brian Wetzel
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Mental Health Matters - The Changing Face of What Is Normal
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Mental Health Matters - Veteran Mental Health
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Stories of Recovery: Sally Zinman
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Mental Health Matters - Mental Meets Physical Health
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Mental Health Matters: Mental Health and the Internet
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Mental Health Matters - Holiday Stressors
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Mental Health Matters - Eating Disorders
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Mental Health and Wellness Radio: Behind the Scenes
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Shine Premiere Recap
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Jeneé Darden - 2012 New American Media Outstanding Community Radio Award
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Mental Health Matters - Wellness Recovery Action Planning (WRAP)
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Mental Health Matters - Peer Respite Centers
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Mental Health Matters - Bridge Over Troubled Waters
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Mental Health Matters - Spirituality and Wellness
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Mental Health Matters - Rap Therapy
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Mental Health Matters - Mindfulness
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Shine - FULL-LENGTH VERSION
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