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Stigma and Prejudice

Touchstones in Understanding Diversity in Healthcare

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Editors:
  1. Ranna Parekh

    1. Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA

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  2. Ed W. Childs

    1. Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA

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  • Comprehensive overview of the forms of prejudice and stigma associated with minority status
  • Detailed explanation of the culturally sensitive assessments/treatments necessary to manage forms of prejudice and stigma in patients with mental illness
  • Addresses future directions/areas of research and innovative clinical work ?
  • Written by experts in the field

Part of the book series: Current Clinical Psychiatry (CCPSY)

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Specific Patient Populations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Stigma and Persons with Disabilities

      • Lisa I. Iezzoni
      Pages 3-21

    3. Stigma In Persons with Obesity

      • Mark J. Gorman, W. Scott Butsch, Noreen A. Reilly-Harrington, Janey Pratt, Stephanie Sogg
      Pages 23-40

    4. Religious Minorities and Medicine: The Collision of Health Care and Faith

      • Shirin N. Ali
      Pages 41-66

    5. The Poor and Economically Vulnerable in Public and Safety Net Healthcare Institutions: Outcomes and Attitudes

      • Lior Givon
      Pages 67-83

    6. Stigma and Prejudice Against Individuals Experiencing Homelessness

      • Denise De Las Nueces
      Pages 85-101

    7. VIP Patients: An Unexpectedly Vulnerable Population

      • Jonathan Avery, Daniel Knoepflmacher, Neel Mehta, Julie Penzner
      Pages 103-111

    8. Stigma and Persons with Substance Use Disorders

      • Christina Brezing, David Marcovitz
      Pages 113-132

    9. Borderline Personality Disorder: From Stigma to Compassionate Care

      • Blaise Aguirre
      Pages 133-143

    10. Diagnosed with Breast Cancer: Stigmatized or Member of an Empowered Sisterhood?

      • Daleela G. Dodge, Andrew M. Jarowenko
      Pages 145-166

    11. Stigma and Prejudice in Patients with HIV/AIDS

      • Hermioni N. Lokko, Valerie E. Stone
      Pages 167-182

    12. Commercially Sexually Exploited and Trafficked Minors: Our Hidden and Forgotten Children

      • Wendy Macias-Konstantopoulos, Miri Bar-Halpern
      Pages 183-202

    13. Stigma and Health Services Use Among Veterans and Military Personnel

      • Lauren K. Richards, Elizabeth M. Goetter, Magdalena Wojtowicz, Naomi M. Simon
      Pages 203-226

    14. I Pity the Poor Immigrant: Stigma and Immigration

      • Schuyler W. Henderson
      Pages 227-245

  3. Innovative Ways to Bridge Differences

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 247-247
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    2. Limited English-Proficient (LEP) Patients: The Importance of Working with Trained Medical Interpreters to Promote Equitable Healthcare

      • Katia M. Canenguez, Anabela M. Nunes
      Pages 249-269

    3. Improving Workforce Diversity in Minority and Majority Institutions

      • Ed W. Childs, Joel Okoli, Clarence E. Clark III
      Pages 271-276

    4. Leveraging Technology for Health Equity

      • Aida L. Jiménez, Eunice Malavé de León, Ginette Sims, Celsie M. Hiraldo-Lebrón, Phillip J. Small, Maged N. Kamel Boulos
      Pages 277-301

    5. Advances and Challenges in Conducting Research with Diverse and Vulnerable Populations in a Healthcare Setting: Reducing Stigma and Increasing Cultural Sensitivity

      • Louise Dixon, Manisha Salinas, Luana Marques
      Pages 303-324
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About this book

In this innovative title, the authors describe unique patient populations affected by stigma and prejudice and the prevalence of these issues to all healthcare providers. Each chapter covers the forms of prejudice and stigma associated with minority statuses, including religious minorities, the homeless, as well as those stigmatized by medical serious medical conditions, such HIV/AIDS, obesity, and substance misuse disorders.  The chapters focus on the importance of recognizing biological differences and similarities within such groups and describes the challenges and best practices for optimum healthcare outcomes. The text describes innovative ways to connect in a clinical setting with people of diverse backgrounds. The text also covers future directions and areas of research and innovative clinical work being done.

Written by experts in the field, Stigma and Prejudice is an excellent resource for psychiatrist, psychologists, general physicians, social workers, and all other medical professionals working with stigmatized populations.


Reviews

“This book should be read by all healthcare professionals, as well as healthcare system administrators and executives. Physicians, nurses, psychologists, social workers, dietitians, occupational therapists, medical assistants, and medical technologists of all disciplines will be better informed clinicians by reviewing the chapters in this volume. Executive directors, chief executive officers, chief operating officers, department managers, and program directors will find useful guidance here for fostering equitability in the systems for which they are responsible.” (Patrick L. Kerr, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 62 (12), March, 2017)

“Recognizing stigma exists in the care of patients with mental health issues is not the only step in addressing it. This book identifies particularly vulnerable populations of mental health patients and discusses the bias they often face in healthcare settings and in their relationships with healthcare workers. … This is a valuable read for any healthcare professional and would prove useful for trainees as well.” (Steven T. Herron, Doody's Book Reviews, September, 2016)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA

    Ranna Parekh

  • Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA

    Ed W. Childs

About the editors

Ranna Parekh, MD, MPH
Director,Division of Diversity and Health Equity
American Psychiatric Association






Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Stigma and Prejudice

  • Book Subtitle: Touchstones in Understanding Diversity in Healthcare

  • Editors: Ranna Parekh, Ed W. Childs

  • Series Title: Current Clinical Psychiatry

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27580-2

  • Publisher: Humana Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-27578-9Published: 09 June 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-80176-6Published: 26 May 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-27580-2Published: 02 June 2016

  • Series ISSN: 2626-241X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2626-2398

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 382

  • Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Psychiatry, Psychology, general, Primary Care Medicine, Public Health

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