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Lessons Learned from Diverse Efforts to Change Social Norms and Opportunities and Strategies to Promote Behavior Change in Behavioral Health
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 159

Lessons Learned from Diverse Efforts to Change Social Norms and Opportunities and Strategies to Promote Behavior Change in Behavioral Health

In 2015, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened two workshops with oversight from the Committee on the Science of Changing Behavioral Health Social Norms. The workshops provided input to the committee's deliberations and contributed to the development of the report Ending Discrimination against People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders. That report was issued to help the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, utilize the scientific evidence base in improving public attitudes toward and understanding of behavioral health, specifically in the areas of mental health and substance use disorders. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions at the two workshops.

Ending Discrimination Against People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 171

Ending Discrimination Against People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders

Estimates indicate that as many as 1 in 4 Americans will experience a mental health problem or will misuse alcohol or drugs in their lifetimes. These disorders are among the most highly stigmatized health conditions in the United States, and they remain barriers to full participation in society in areas as basic as education, housing, and employment. Improving the lives of people with mental health and substance abuse disorders has been a priority in the United States for more than 50 years. The Community Mental Health Act of 1963 is considered a major turning point in America's efforts to improve behavioral healthcare. It ushered in an era of optimism and hope and laid the groundwork for th...

Ending Discrimination Against People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 171

Ending Discrimination Against People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders

Estimates indicate that as many as 1 in 4 Americans will experience a mental health problem or will misuse alcohol or drugs in their lifetimes. These disorders are among the most highly stigmatized health conditions in the United States, and they remain barriers to full participation in society in areas as basic as education, housing, and employment. Improving the lives of people with mental health and substance abuse disorders has been a priority in the United States for more than 50 years. The Community Mental Health Act of 1963 is considered a major turning point in America's efforts to improve behavioral healthcare. It ushered in an era of optimism and hope and laid the groundwork for th...

The Stigma Effect
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 231

The Stigma Effect

Despite efforts to redress the prejudice and discrimination faced by people with mental illness, a pervasive stigma remains. Many well-meant programs have attempted to counter stigma with affirming attitudes of recovery and self-determination. Yet the results of these efforts have been mixed. In The Stigma Effect, psychologist Patrick W. Corrigan examines the unintended consequences of mental health campaigns and proposes new policies in their place. Corrigan analyzes the agendas of government agencies, mental health care providers, and social service agencies that work with people with mental illness, dissecting how their best intentions can misfire. For example, a campaign to change the la...

Has Medicine Lost Its Mind?
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 199

Has Medicine Lost Its Mind?

One in four Americans suffer from mental illness, yet 75% receive no treatment at all - discover why our healthcare system is failing millions and learn how we can fix it. In this groundbreaking examination of America's mental health crisis, internationally recognized physician Dr. Robert C. Smith exposes the devastating gap between physical and mental health treatment. Drawing on decades of clinical experience and evidence-based research, he reveals how the historical mind-body split in medicine has created a two-tier system of care with catastrophic consequences. Key revelations include: Why medical schools fail to properly train physicians in mental health care How untreated mental illnes...

Urgent Injury and Violence-Related Public Health Threats: The Role of Social Determinants in Cross-Cutting Injury and Violence across the Lifespan
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 150

Urgent Injury and Violence-Related Public Health Threats: The Role of Social Determinants in Cross-Cutting Injury and Violence across the Lifespan

Injury and violence, including gun violence, drug overdose, suicide, intimate partner violence, and sexual violence, are prevalent public health problems, with numerous health and social adverse consequences for individuals, families, communities, and society. Injury and violence cause significant morbidity and mortality across the lifespan. Children who experience violence, directly or indirectly, are more likely to experience abuse and poor health, developmental, and social outcomes, which can persist into adulthood and include further violence victimization and/or perpetration. Adults exposed to injury and violence are at risk for exacerbated or new physical and mental health problems that can be short-term or long-lasting. Moreover, society bears an enormous economic burden caused by medical and legal costs, low productivity, or absenteeism related to injury and violence.

Guidance for Healthcare Ethics Committees
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 299

Guidance for Healthcare Ethics Committees

Definitive and comprehensive guidance for members of healthcare ethics committees confronted with ethically challenging situations.

Criminal Justice and Mental Health
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 260

Criminal Justice and Mental Health

This textbook provides an overview of the overlap between the criminal justice system and mental health for students of criminology and criminal justice. It provides an accessible overview of basic signs and symptoms of major mental illnesses and size of scope of justice-involved individuals with mental illness. In the United States, the law enforcement and the criminal justice system is often the first public service to be in contact with individuals suffering from mental illness or in mental distress. Those with untreated mental illnesses are often at higher risk for committing criminal acts, and due to a lack of mental health facilities, resources, and pervasive misconceptions about this ...

Professional, Ethical, Legal, and Educational Lessons in Medicine
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 473

Professional, Ethical, Legal, and Educational Lessons in Medicine

With a diverse set of over 70 cases, quizzes, and a problem-based learning approach, this volume expertly provides an interactive and in-depth learning experience for any medical professional.