Stigma of Disease and Disability

Patrick W. Corrigan, PsyD, is Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the Illinois Institute of Technology. Prior to that, Dr. Corrigan was the executive director of the Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation at the University of Chicago, where he was also a professor of psychiatry.  A licensed clinical psychologist, Dr. Corrigan has been setting up and providing services for people with serious mental illnesses and their families for more than 3 years. He has been the principal investigator of federally funded studies on rehabilitation and consumer operated services. In 2 , he became principal investigator of the Chicago Consortium for Stigma Research, the only National Institute of Mental Health-funded research center examining the stigma of mental illness. (The consortium evolved into the National Consortium on Stigma and Empowerment, also supported by the National Institute of Mental Health.)  In 2 3, Dr. Corrigan took the helm of a grant funded by the National Institutes of Health on peer navigators, meant to enhance the integrated care needs of homeless African Americans with mental illness. He has authored or edited 2 books and more than 3 articles, and is the editor of the American Journal of Psychiatric Rehabilitation.

• ContributorsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction Patrick W. CorriganI. Stigma in Diseases and DisabilitiesUnderstanding Stigma Nev Jones and Patrick W. CorriganMental Illness Stigma: Types, Constructs, and Vehicles for Change Patrick W. Corrigan and Kristin A. KosylukThe Stigma of Alcohol and Other Substance Abuse Georg SchomerusStigma in the Field of Intellectual Disabilities: Impact and Initiatives for Change Shirli Werner and Dana RothStigma Related to Physical and Sensory Disabilities Hanoch Livneh, Fong Chan, and Cahit KayaHIV-Related Stigma Gregory M. HerekInfectious Diseases: A Case Study of Leprosy-Related Stigma Wim H. van Brakel and Beatriz Miranda GalarzaCancer Stigma Nicole M. Else-Quest and Tracy L. JacksonThe Nature, Consequences, and Public Health Implications of Obesity Stigma Rebecca M. Puhl and Jamie Lee PetersonStigma Associated With Disease and Disability During Childhood and Adolescence: A Developmental Approach Caroline Heary, Eilis Hennessy, and Lorraine SwordsStigma and Alzheimer's Disease: A Systematic Review of Evidence, Theory, and Methods Perla WernerII. Stigma and ActionStigma and Family Tally MosesOvercoming Stigma David Roe, Paul H. Lysaker, and Philip T. YanosStigma Across Cultures Deepa Rao and Dellanira Valencia-GarciaAfterword: A Critical Eye for Stigma Change Patrick W. CorriganIndexAbout the Editor