Written-Offtellsthestoryofhowmentalhealthstigmacomestohaveaprofoundimpactonthelivesofpeoplediagnosedwithmentalillnesses.Itreviewstheory,research,andhistory-illustratedwithamultitudeofpersonalstories-infourmajorareas.Theseareasare:theprevalenceandpredictorsofnegativeattitudesandbehaviorstowardmentalillness,theimpactofcommunityattitudesandbehaviorsontheself-perceptionsofpeoplediagnosedwithmentalillness,theimpactofself-perceptionsonthecommunityparticipationofpeoplediagnosedwithmentalillness,andhowtochangeself-perceptionsthroughavarietyofapproaches.
