Patrick W. Corrigan – författare

Health workers who provide services to persons with severe mental illness are frequently under enormous stress; burnout is common. Alleviating such stress is the objective of Interactive Staff Training. The book provides rehabilitation and mental health professionals with a strategy to help them and their colleagues work as a well-integrated team. This strategy has been implemented in teams serving more than 10,000 persons with psychiatric disabilities. The text combines a careful description of the central theory behind the strategy with pleanty of clinical anecdotes that illustrate its practical, everyday benefits.

Challenging the Stigma of Mental Illness offers practical strategies for addressing the harmful effects of stigma attached to mental illness. It considers both major forms of stigma: public stigma, which is prejudice and discrimination endorsed by the general population; and self-stigma, the loss of self-esteem and efficacy that occurs when an individual internalizes prejudice and discrimination.   Invaluable guide for professionals and volunteers working in any capacity to challenge discrimination against mental illnessContains practical worksheets and intervention guidelines to facilitate the implementation of specific anti-stigma approachesAuthors are highly experienced and respected experts in the field of mental illness stigma research

People with physical or mental disabilities such as HIV, substance abuse, cancer, or depression are negatively affected not only by the disease, but also by others amp rsquo negative reactions to it. This humane book prepares advocates and health care professionals to more effectively fight the social injustice of stigma and better support the families of those with disabilities.Readers will gain a solid understanding of the common experience of stigma as well as how to combat prejudiced responses to specific disabilities, including childhood disorders, obesity, and Alzheimer amp rsquo s disease.

Empower self-determination through inclusion, equity, and community collaboration with this invaluable resource on shared decision making. This book is a comprehensive guide to shared decision making (SDM), which is both a treatment philosophy and a well-developed clinical approach that clarifies responsibilities and tasks between patients with serious mental illness, providers, families, and other stakeholders, framing a person’s pursuit of health and life goals in terms of partnership. Patrick Corrigan weaves together general concepts of self-determination with the details of actually doing SDM. The chapters outline basic SDM principles within social and psychological contexts, taking into consideration variances related to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility and examining the unique intersections of the individual identity, with an emphasis on race and ethnicity, culture, age, and poverty. These principles are then put into action with concrete, step-by-step guidance on doing SDM, complete with worksheets and case examples.Shared Decision Making and Serious Mental Illness examines SDM's place in the evolution of a recovery-oriented care system from resistance and compliance to self-determination. It reviews principles and practices of community-based participatory research that are relevant to SDM, looking ahead to the future of SDM and serious mental illness.

The leading text and go-to practitioner resource on psychiatric rehabilitation is now in a thoroughly revised third edition, bringing readers up to date on current ideas, findings, and evidence-based best practices. The expert authors present the knowledge needed to help adults with psychiatric disabilities develop their strengths and achieve their life goals. The book describes effective ways to assess personal needs and aspirations; integrate medical and psychosocial interventions; implement supportive services in such areas as housing, employment, education, substance use, and physical health; and combat stigma and discrimination. "Personal Examples" throughout the text share the experiences of diverse individuals recovering from serious mental illness.New to This Edition*Increased attention to social determinants of health--for example, the impact of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, poverty, and criminal justice involvement.*Chapter on developing more equitable, culturally competent services.*Expanded coverage of physical health and wellness.*New and expanded discussions of community-based participatory research, peer recovery support providers, and other timely topics.

The leading text and go-to practitioner resource on psychiatric rehabilitation is now in a thoroughly revised third edition, bringing readers up to date on current ideas, findings, and evidence-based best practices. The expert authors present the knowledge needed to help adults with psychiatric disabilities develop their strengths and achieve their life goals. The book describes effective ways to assess personal needs and aspirations; integrate medical and psychosocial interventions; implement supportive services in such areas as housing, employment, education, substance use, and physical health; and combat stigma and discrimination. "Personal Examples" throughout the text share the experiences of diverse individuals recovering from serious mental illness.New to This Edition*Increased attention to social determinants of health--for example, the impact of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, poverty, and criminal justice involvement.*Chapter on developing more equitable, culturally competent services.*Expanded coverage of physical health and wellness.*New and expanded discussions of community-based participatory research, peer recovery support providers, and other timely topics.

Health workers who provide services to persons with severe mental illness are frequently under enormous stress; The book provides rehabilitation and mental health professionals with a strategy to help them and their colleagues work as a well-integrated team.

People with serious mental illness get sick and die 10--20 years earlier than their same age cohort. The social determinants are many: stigma associated with mental illness, poverty, ethnicity-based discrimination, higher rates of smoking and alcohol and drug use, and poor diet and exercise patterns, to name a few. Although multiple interventions have emerged as ways to combat these health challenges, additional research is necessary for the continued development and evaluation of strategies. This context serves as the springboard for Health and Wellness in People Living With Serious Mental Illness.Through multiple case vignettes, the book delves into the challenges of health and wellness for people with mental illness -- including those listed above -- summarizing the research on mortality and morbidity in this group as well as information about the status quo on wellness.It also provides a thorough description of community-based participatory research (CBPR), an approach that includes people in a community as partners in all facets of research, rather than just the subjects of that research.CBPR acts as the lens through which this guide considers solutions to these health problems, including integrated services and patient-centered medical homes; medical practices that diminish the iatrogenic effects of psychiatry; psychoeducation; interpersonal supports; and shared decision-making.Co-edited by Patrick Corrigan, with a 30-year history in services research, and Sonya Ballentine, a community-based member of a CBPR team, this volume offers a grounded, real-world illustration of CBPR in practice.Students of psychiatry, practicing clinicians, primary care providers, allied health professionals, policy makers -- all will find, in the pages of this book, a nuanced portrait of the health challenges patients with mental illness face, possible treatment options, and future directions for the field.