7 Quotes & Sayings By Patrick W Corrigan

Patrick W. Corrigan, PhD, is Professor of Counseling Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he teaches courses in counseling psychology, marriage and family therapy, and human sexuality. He is also a practicing clinician in Madison where he works with individuals, couples, families, and groups. His research interests lie in the area of identity development and self-esteem with an emphasis on male adolescents Read more

He has worked extensively with male adolescents over the past two decades to develop an empirically supported model for working with adolescents who experience difficulty in successfully integrating their masculine identities into their gender identities. Corrigan received his BA from St. John's University (New York) and his MA and PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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The stigma of mental illness is first and foremost a social justice issue! Patrick W. Corrigan
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Self-stigma refers to the state in which a person with mental illness has come to internalize the negative attitudes about mental illness and turns them against him- or herself. Patrick W. Corrigan
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Results of two independent factor analyses of the survey responses of more than 2000 English and American citizens parallel these findings (19, 33):- fear and exclusion: persons with severe mental illness should be feared and, therefore, be kept out of most communities;- authoritarianism: persons with severe mental illness are irresponsible, so life decisions should be made by others;- benevolence: persons with severe mental illness are childlike and need to be cared for." World Psychiatry. 2002 Feb; 1(1): 16—20.PMCID: PMC1489832Understanding the impact of stigma on people with mental illness P A T R I C K W CORRIGAN and AMY C WATSON . Patrick W. Corrigan
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Several themes describe misconceptions about mental illness and corresponding stigmatizing attitudes. Media analyses of film and print have identified three: people with mental illness are homicidal maniacs who need to be feared; they have childlike perceptions of the world that should be marveled; or they are responsible for their illness because they have weak character (29-32)."World Psychiatry. 2002 Feb; 1(1): 16—20.PMCID: PMC1489832Understanding the impact of stigma on people with mental illness P A T R I C K W CORRIGAN and AMY C WATSON . Patrick W. Corrigan
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The stigma of severe mental illness leads to prejudice and discrimination. Stigmas are negative and erroneous attitudes about these persons. Unfortunately, stigma's impact on a person's life may be as harmful as the direct effects of the disease. Corrigan, P. W., & Penn, D. L. (1999). Lessons from social psychology on discrediting psychiatric stigma. American Psychologist, 54(9), 765—776. Patrick W. Corrigan
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Although stigmatizing attitudes are not limited to mental illness, the public seems to disapprove persons with psychiatric disabilities significantly more than persons with related conditions such as physical illness (34-36). Severe mental illness has been likened to drug addiction, prostitution, and criminality (37, 38). Unlike physical disabilities, persons with mental illness are perceived by the public to be in control of their disabilities and responsible for causing them (34, 36). Furthermore, research respondents are less likely to pity persons with mental illness, instead reacting to psychiatric disability with anger and believing that help is not deserved (35, 36, 39)."World Psychiatry. 2002 Feb; 1(1): 16—20.PMCID: PMC1489832Understanding the impact of stigma on people with mental illness P A T R I C K W CORRIGAN and AMY C WATSON . Patrick W. Corrigan