Patrick Corrigan
Encyclopedia
Patrick Corrigan is a US-based author
and advocate for people with a mental illness
, particularly in relation to the issue of stigma
. He has written more than ten books and more than 200 papers specialising in issues related to mental illness. In 1998, Corrigan was added to the Who's Who of the World. Corrigan resides in Northern Illinois.
and also serves as an investigator for the Chicago Consortium for Stigma Research. Corrigan is currently on the faculty at Illinois Institute of Technology
.
One of his most noted books is "Don't Call Me Nuts : Coping with the Stigma of Mental Illness", which discusses many issues relating to mental illness including the issue of indiscriminate disclosure. More recently, he has edited "On the Stigma of Mental Illness: Practical strategies for research and social change" which illustrated perspectives from a wide variety of sources, including people with a mental illness, to look at practical affirmative action
tactics that can be used to fight against stigma.
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
and advocate for people with a mental illness
Mental illness
A mental disorder or mental illness is a psychological or behavioral pattern generally associated with subjective distress or disability that occurs in an individual, and which is not a part of normal development or culture. Such a disorder may consist of a combination of affective, behavioural,...
, particularly in relation to the issue of stigma
Social stigma
Social stigma is the severe disapproval of or discontent with a person on the grounds of characteristics that distinguish them from other members of a society.Almost all stigma is based on a person differing from social or cultural norms...
. He has written more than ten books and more than 200 papers specialising in issues related to mental illness. In 1998, Corrigan was added to the Who's Who of the World. Corrigan resides in Northern Illinois.
Professional life
Since 1992, Corrigan has been on the faculty at the University of ChicagoUniversity of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
and also serves as an investigator for the Chicago Consortium for Stigma Research. Corrigan is currently on the faculty at Illinois Institute of Technology
Illinois Institute of Technology
Illinois Institute of Technology, commonly called Illinois Tech or IIT, is a private Ph.D.-granting university located in Chicago, Illinois, with programs in engineering, science, psychology, architecture, business, communications, industrial technology, information technology, design, and law...
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One of his most noted books is "Don't Call Me Nuts : Coping with the Stigma of Mental Illness", which discusses many issues relating to mental illness including the issue of indiscriminate disclosure. More recently, he has edited "On the Stigma of Mental Illness: Practical strategies for research and social change" which illustrated perspectives from a wide variety of sources, including people with a mental illness, to look at practical affirmative action
Affirmative action
Affirmative action refers to policies that take factors including "race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or national origin" into consideration in order to benefit an underrepresented group, usually as a means to counter the effects of a history of discrimination.-Origins:The term...
tactics that can be used to fight against stigma.