Edited by Paul Jay Fink and Allan Tasman. 236 pp. Washington, D.C., American Psychiatric Press, 1992. $35. ISBN 0-88048-405-5.
Although the inspiration for this thoughtful book came fromthe theme of the American Psychiatric Association's 1989 annualmeeting -- "Overcoming Stigma" -- it moves well beyond thosepresentations to include important new material on the issueof stigma and mental illness. Paul Fink has led the crusadeto destigmatize mental illness, and working with Allan Tasman,he continues his mission with this book. The book begins withstatements by a family member, a psychiatric resident, and apatient, all of whom have been touched by mental illness. Itthen traces the stigma of mental illness from ancient Greecethrough . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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