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Mental Health Disabilities, Shame and the Family: The Good, the Bad, the Chosen, and the Imagined

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: Based on ethnographic research examining the lives of individuals with mental health disabilities in Suffolk County, New York, this paper highlights key aspects of deinstitutionalization, intersectional shame factors impacting disabilities, and community-based mental health care. Findings indicate that individuals’ families of origin can promote and maintain shame and psychological distress. Mental Health Disabilities, Shame and the Family: The Good, the Bad, the Chosen, and the Imagined by Cassandra Evans is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Based on a work at https://rdsjournal.org. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at https://www.rds.hawaii.edu/.

Source: The review of disability studies/Review of disability studies

Author: Cassandra Evans

Institution: City University of New York

Language: English

Topic: Family Caregiving in Mental Illness

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2977403808

FWCI: 0.269

Cites: 40

Cited by: 3

Related to: 10