STIGMA IN THE MENTAL HEALTH FIELD: ITS IMPACT ON

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1 Syllabus STIGMA IN THE MENTAL HEALTH FIELD: ITS IMPACT ON Last update HU Credits: 2 Degree/Cycle: 2nd degree (Master) Responsible Department: Social Work Academic year: 1 Semester: 2nd Semester Teaching Languages: Hebrew Campus: Mt. Scopus Course/Module Coordinator: Dr. Shirli Werner Coordinator shirli.werner@mail.huji.ac.il Coordinator Office Hours: Mondays or upon request Teaching Staff: Dr. Shirli Werner page 1 / 7

2 Course/Module description: Stigma hinders and blocks healing processes among people who are dealing with psychiatric illness and their families. The course will focus on the concept of mental health stigma and examine the implications of stigma on the individual, the family and the wider community. Course/Module aims: During the course, we will define the concept of stigma and learn about sociological and psychological theories dealing with the origin of stigma. We will learn about the experience of stigma of a man dealing with psychiatric illness and its impact on the individual. In addition, we will examine the consequences of stigma on his family and modes of coping. In addition, we will discuss stigma as expressed among professionals, the general public and the media. Finally, we will present a range of efforts to eradicate the stigma of mental health worldwide. Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to: 1. Describe sociological and psychological approaches to explaining the sources of stigma toward people dealing with psychiatric illnesses. 2. Explain the changes in public stigma over the years. 3. Describe different ways to eradicate self stigma and public stigma and assess their effectiveness. 4. Evaluate and criticize the existing literature in various stigma domains in mental health. 5. Assess and monitor the effects of the media and the development of the language to deal with the stigma of psychiatric illness. Attendance requirements(%): 100% Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: Frontal lectures, work in small groups, exercises, movies, discussions and active participation of students. Course/Module Content: 1. Sociological and psychological models of stigma in the mental illness field. 2. Research on public stigma. 3. Battling stigma. 4. Self-stigma: The experiences of the individual 5.Battling self-stigma. 6. Family stigma. page 2 / 7

3 7. Stigma among professionals. 8. Structural stigma. 9. Stigma in the media. 10. Language and stigma. Required Reading: Rusch, N., Angermeyer, M.C., & Corrigan, P.W. (2005). Mental illness stigma: Concepts, consequences, and initiatives to reduce stigma. European Psychiatry, 20, Harrison, J., & Gill, A. (2010). The experience and consequences of people with mental health problems, the impact of stigma upon people with schizophrenia: A way forward. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 17, Angermeyer, M.C., Matschinger, H., & Schomerus. (2013). Attitudes towards psychiatric treatment and people with mental illness: Changes over two decades. British Journal of Psychiatry, 203, Papadopoulos, C., Foster, J., & Caldwell, K. (2013). 'Individualism-collectivism' as an explanatory device for mental illness stigma. Community Mental Health Journal, 49, Corrigan, P.W., & Shapiro, J.R. (2010). Measuring the impact of programs that challenge the public stigma of mental illness. Clinical Psychology Review, 30, Quinn, N., Smith, M., Fleming, S., Shulman, & A., Knifton, L. (2011). Self and others: The differential impact of an anti-stigma programme. Stigma Research and Action, 1, Cavelti, M., Kvrgic, S., Beck, E.M., Rsch, N., & Vauth, R. (2012). Self-stigma and its relationship with insight, demoralization, and clinical outcome among people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 53, Sibitz, I., Unger, A., Woppmann, A., Zidek, T., & Amering, M. (2011). Stigma resistance in patients with schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 37, Segal, S.P., Silverman, C.J., & Temkin, T.L. (2013). Self-stigma and empowerment in combined-cmha and consumer-run services: Two controlled trials. Psychiatric Services (ahead of print), doi: /appi.ps Yanos, P. T., Roe, D., & Lysaker, P. H. (2011). Narrative enhancement and cognitive therapy: A New group-based treatment for internalized stigma among persons with severe mental illness. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 61, page 3 / 7

4 Karnieli-Miller, O., Perlick, D.A., Nelson, A., Mattias, K., Corrigan, P., & Roe, D. (2013). Family members' of persons living with a serious mental illness: Experiences and efforts to cope with stigma. Journal of Mental Health, 22, Frese, F.J., Knight, E.L., & Saks, E. (2009). Recovery from schizophrenia: With views of psychiatrists, psychologists, and others diagnosed with this disorder. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 35, Stormwall, L.K. (2002). Is social work's door open to people recovering from psychiatric disabilities? Social Work, 47, Flanagan, E.H., Miller, R., & Davidson, L. (2009). "Unfortunately, we treat the chart:" Sources of stigma in mental health settings. The Psychiatric Quarterly, 80, Soffer, M. (2011). Illness-related stigma in the Israeli press: A study of media coverage of severe physical illnesses. Stigma Research and Action, 2, Stuart, H. (2006). Media portrayal of mental illness and its treatments: What effect does it have on people with mental illness. CNS Drugs, 20, Martinez, A.G., Piff, P.K., Mendoza-Denton, R., & Hinshaw, S. (2011). The power of a label: Mental illness diagnoses, ascribed humanity, and social rejection. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 30, Additional Reading Material: גישות סוציולוגיות ופסיכולוגיות העוסקות במקור לסטיגמה בבריאות הנפש Corrigan, P., Markowitz, F.E., Watson, A., Rowan, D., & Kubiak, M.A. (2003). An attribution model of public discrimination towards persons with mental illness. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 44, מחקרי עמדות בציבור הרחב שטרוך, נ.ת שרשבסקי, י., בידני-אורבך, א., לכמן, מ., זהבי, ט., ושגיב, נ. (2007). סטיגמה, אפליה ובריאות הנפש בישראל: סטיגמה כלפי אנשים שחלק במחלה פסיכיאטרית וכלפי טיפול נפשי. ירושלים: מאיירס-ג'ויינט- מכון ברוקדייל. Angermeyer, M.C., & Matschinger, H. (2005). Labeling- stereotype- discrimination: An investigation of the stigma process. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 40, Hinshaw, S.P. (2007). Evidence from scientific investigations. In S.P. Hinshaw: The mark of shame: Stigma of mental illness and an agenda for change (pp ). Oxford: Oxford University Press. מאמצים למיגור סטיגמה page 4 / 7

5 Corrigan, P.W., Rowan, D., Green, A., Lundin, R., River, P., Uphoff-Wasowski, K., White, K., & Kubiak, M.A. (2002). Challenging two mental illness stigmas: Personal responsibility and dangerousness. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 28, Watson, A.C., & Corrigan, P.W. (2004). Challenging public stigma: A targeted approach. In P.W. Corrigan. On the stigma of mental illness: Practical strategies for research and social change (pp ). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Wahl, O.F., Susin, J., Kaplan, L., Lax, A., & Zatina, D (2011). Changing knowledge and attitudes with a middle school mental health education curriculum. Stigma Research and Action, 1, סטיגמה עצמית: חווית הסטיגמה של אדם המתמודד עם מחלה פסיכיאטרית שטרוך, נ.ת שרשבסקי, י., בידני-אורבך, א., לכמן, מ., זהבי, ט., ושגיב, נ. (2007). סטיגמה: עמדות, התנסויות ודרכי התמודדות של אנשים המטופלים במרפאות לבריאות הנפש. ירושלים: מאיירס-ג'ויינט- מכון ברוקדייל. Corrigan, P.W., & Watson, A.C. (2002). The paradox of self-stigma and mental illness. Clinical Psychology: Science and practice, 9, Moses, T. (2010). Adolescent mental health consumers' self-stigma: Associations with parents' and adolescents' illness perception and parental stigma. Journal of Community Psychology, 38, Onken, S.J., & Slaten, E. (2000). Disability identity formation and affirmation: The experiences of persons with severe mental illness. Sociological Practice: A Journal of Clinical and Applied Sociology, 2, דרכים למיגור סטיגמה עצמית Thoits, P.A. (2011). Resisting the stigma of mental illness. Social Psychology Quarterly, 74, Roe, D., Hasson-Ohayon, I., Derhi, O., Yanos, P.T., & Lysaker, P.H. (2010). Talking about life and finding solutions to different hardships: A qualitative study on the impact of narrative enhancement and cognitive therapy on persons with serious mental illness. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 11, ימין, ע., רועה, ד., יאנוס, פ., וליסאקר, פ. (2012). התערבות קבוצתית להפחתת סטיגמה עצמית בקרב אנשים המתמודדים עם הפרעות נפשיות קשות. שיחות, כ"ו (3), חווית הסטיגמה של בני משפחה (1995). עמדה של אם לנפגע נפש שהיא גם עובדת סוציאלית: יש לשנות המדיניות ואת דרכי ההתייחסות לנפגעי נפש ולמשפחותיהם. מידעו"ס, page 5 / 7

6 שטרוך, נ., שרשבסקי, י., בידני-אורבך, א., ולכמן, מ., שגיב, נ., וזהבי, ט. (2007). חווית הסטיגמה והתמודדות איתה מנקודת מבטם של הורים לאנשים המתמודדים עם מחלה פסיכיאטרית. ירושלים: מאיירס-ג'ויינט- מכון ברוקדייל. Gray, B., Robinson, C., Seddon, D., & Roberts, A. (2010). Patterns of exclusion of carers for people with mental health problems the perspectives of professionals. Journal of Social Work Practice, 24, Phelan, J.C., Bromet, E.J., & Link, B.G. (1998). Psychiatric illness and family stigma. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 24, סטיגמה בקרב אנשי מקצוע Nordt, C., Rossler, W., & Lauber, C. (2006). Attitudes of mental health professionals toward people with schizophrenia and major depression. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 32, Schulze, B. (2007). Stigma and mental health professionals: A review of the evidence on an intricate relationship. International Review of Psychiatry, 19, Werner, S., Stawski, M., Polakiewicz, Y., & Levav, I., (2012). Psychiatrists' knowledge, training and attitudes regarding the care of individuals with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 57, סטיגמה מבנית Corrigan, P.W., Watson, A.C., Heyrman, M.L., Warpinski, A., Gracia, G., Slopen, N., & Hall, L.L. (2005). Structural stigma in state legislation. Psychiatric Services, 56, Hemmens, C., Miller, M., Burton, V.S., & Milner, S. (2002). The consequences of official labels: An examination of the rights lost by the mentally ill and mentally incompetent ten years later. Community Mental Health Journal, 38, סטיגמה באמצעי התקשורת Thornicroft, G. (2006). Profiting from prejudice: Mental illness in the media. In: Shunned: Discrimination against people with mental illness (pp ). Oxford: Oxford University Press. Wahl. O., Hanrahan, E., Karl, K., Lasher, E., & Swaye, J. (2007). The depiction of mental illness in children's television programs. Journal of Community Psychology, 35, שפה וסטיגמה Ben-Zeev, D., Young, M.A., & Corrigan, P.W. (2010). DSM-V and the stigma of page 6 / 7

7 Powered by TCPDF ( mental illness. Journal of Mental Health, 19, Course/Module evaluation: End of year written/oral examination 0 % Presentation 0 % Participation in Tutorials 0 % Project work 85 % Assignments 15 % Reports 0 % Research project 0 % Quizzes 0 % Other 0 % Additional information: Guidelines for discussions : A. Half of the students will present in class one article - according to the course subjects in the curriculum. Article presentation will be limited to 10 minutes. B. A week before presenting the presenting student will distribute an outline (1-1/2 p ) in preparation for the subject they want to present. C. For each presentation they will select another student serve as litigant. This student has the obligation to read the article, to present a response to the article (about 5 minutes at most) and then display two to three discussion questions for class. Class discussion will be led - by students and will be limited to 10 minutes. 4. Score for the lecture and the litigation will be provided by integration, quality of lecture, demonstration of reading the material, ability to lead the discussion, punctuality, creativity and investment. Guidelines for writing a term paper: Guidelines for writing the summary work will be delivered later in the semester. page 7 / 7