Every Family in the Land
This website contains a 200,000-word book, 'Every Family in
the Land'. With 90 chapters by 80 different authors from across the
world, this wide-ranging and challenging publication is perhaps the
most comprehensive single work on stigma available.
Its contents include a core of texts delivered and discussed
during a series of one-day conferences held at the Royal Society of
Medicine (RSM), London, 2000.
An historical perspective on stigma, looking at its possible
biological and cultural origins, leads on to a review of the
experiences of stigma suffered by those with mental illnesses and
their families, carers and mental health professionals today. All
seven mental disorders covered in the Changing Minds campaign are
addressed, as well as the vexed question of 'personality
disorder'.
One chapter is devoted to the law and stigma, including the
new human rights legislation, and another examines the connection
between mental disorder and creativity. Representatives from three
religious groups explore issues relating to spirituality and its
role in helping those with mental health problems. The last chapter
makes recommendations about what can be done to reduce
stigmatisation of the mentally ill.
'Every Family in the Land' is
suitable for healthcare professionals, academics, service users and
providers and the general public. It can be accessed on
www.stigma.org/everyfamily
and can also be obtained on CD-ROM and in book form.