Shunned : discrimination against people with mental illness /
Graham Thornicroft.
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006.
- xviii, 301 p. : ill., port. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
People with mental illness commonly describe the stigma and discrimination they face as being worse than their main condition. 'Shunned' presents information about the nature and severity of discrimination against people with mental illness and what can be done to reduce this.
Discrimination against the mentally ill. Discrimination against the mentally ill--Prevention. Mental illness--Social aspects. Mentally ill--Rehabilitation.