Destigmatising mental illness? [electronic resource] : Professional politics and public education in Britain, 1870–1970 /
Long, Vicky,1978-author.
This historical study of mental healthcare workers' efforts to educate the public challenges the supposition that public prejudice generates the stigma of mental illness. Drawing on extensive archival research, this book argues that psychiatrists, nurses and social workers generated representations of mental illness which reflected their professional aspirations, economic motivations and perceptions of the public.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
This historical study of mental healthcare workers' efforts to educate the public challenges the supposition that public prejudice generates the stigma of mental illness. Drawing on extensive archival research, this book argues that psychiatrists, nurses and social workers generated representations of mental illness which reflected their professional aspirations, economic motivations and perceptions of the public.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-251) and index.
Psychiatrists and their patients : mirrored narratives of sanity and madness -- Insecure professionals and the public -- Challenging the stigma of mental illness through new therapeutic approaches -- Mad, bad and dangerous to know? Men, women and mental illness -- 'The personal touch' : voluntarism, the public and mental illness -- 'The public must be wooed and enticed with entertainment and buns' : healthcare professionals and the BBC.
Description based on print version record.
Mental health.
Mentally Ill Persons.
History, 20th Century.
History, 19th Century.
Health Education
Attitude to Health.
Social Stigma.
Mental Disorders
Mental health