Mental Health Stigma : Expanding Your Views About The Shame Associated With Mental Illness: Archaic Beliefs That Keep Stigma Attached To Shame And Hopelessness (Paperback)

A concise, powerful message surrounding mental health. Leslie is an educated voice that approaches this subject through the first-hand experience.
Stigma is when someone sees you in a negative way because of a particular characteristic or attribute (such as skin color, cultural background, a disability, or a mental illness). When someone treats you in a negative way because of your mental illness, this is discrimination.

Stigma happens when a person defines someone by their illness rather than who they are as an individual. For example, they might be labeled 'psychotic' rather than a person experiencing psychosis.

For people with mental health issues, the social stigma and discrimination they experience can make their problems worse, making it harder to recover. It may cause the person to avoid getting the help they need because of the fear of being stigmatized.