From Psychiatric Patient to Citizen: Overcoming Discrimination and Social Exclusion (Overcoming Discrimination and Stigma)

This book proposes theoretical models and practical strategies for tackling the widespread social exclusion faced by people diagnosed mentally ill. Based primarily on research in the US and UK but with reference to other international examples, it analyses evidence of discrimination and the effectiveness of different remedies: disability discrimination law, work to re-frame media and cultural images, grassroots inclusion programmes, challenges to the 'nimby' factor. It places the growing user/survivor and disability movements as central to achieving any radical change.

this Is The First Book To Present A Comprehensive Civil Rights And Responsibilities Agenda Aimed At Achieving Full Social Inclusion For People Suffering From Mental Illness. Drawing On Research In The Us And Uk, As Well As Extensive Experience Of Lobbying, Policy Work And Collaboration Between Mental Health And Disability Movements, Liz Sayce Critiques The Most Popular Approaches To Reducing Stigma And Identifies The Theoretical Approaches And Practical Tasks Necessary To Effect Real And Positive Change. She Argues That Were It Not For Pervasive Prejudice And Deep-seated Social Exclusion, People Diagnosed With A Mental Illness Could Be Full Citizens, Actively And Constructively Participating In Society As Workers, Parents And Community Members.

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sayce, Director Of The Lambeth, Southwark And Lewisham Health Action Zone, Argues That, Were It Not For Deep-seated Prejudice And Social Exclusion, People Diagnosed As Mentally Ill Could Be Full Citizens, Actively Participating In Society As Workers, Parents, And Community Members. She Analyzes Social Attitudes And The Legal And Policy Framework, And Identifies Theoretical Approaches And Practical Tasks Necessary To Effect Positive Change. The Author Is A Founding Member Of The Women And Mental Health Network Uk. Annotation C. Book News, Inc., Portland, Or (booknews.com)

Front Matter....Pages i-viii Introduction....Pages 1-17 A Dream of Inclusion....Pages 18-37 Future Dreams, Future Nightmares....Pages 38-55 The Illusion of Citizenship....Pages 56-83 Models of Anti-discrimination Work: The Brain Disease Model....Pages 84-99 The Individual Growth Model....Pages 100-115 The Libertarian Model....Pages 116-128 The Disability Inclusion Model: No to Shame....Pages 129-144 The Potential of Anti-discrimination Law....Pages 145-165 The Limits of the Law....Pages 166-185 Public Debate, Political Action....Pages 186-204 Influencing Public Opinion....Pages 205-228 Making Inclusion Happen at the Grassroots....Pages 229-244 Conclusion....Pages 245-248 Back Matter....Pages 249-280 "This book argues that, were it not for deep-seated prejudice and social exclusion, people diagnosed as mentally ill could be full citizens, actively participating in society as workers, parents and community members. In a cogent analysis of social attitudes, cultural representations and the legal and policy framework, it identifies the theoretical approaches and practical tasks necessary to effect positive change."--BOOK JACKET. This text proposes new theoretical and practical solutions for tackling the widespread social exclusion faced by people diagnosed mentally ill. Based on research in the US and UK, it analyzes evidence of discrimination and different remedies The first person's dream was to close the social the distance that 'sane' people so habitually place between themselves and those they see as mad or weird.