Posts Tagged ‘lived experience’

‘That’s Just Crazy Talk’: Using theatre to address mental illness stigma

May 8th, 2012 by smcbride

In this presentation, Dr. Erin Michalak provides an overview of ‘That’s Just Crazy Talk’: a translational research project that evaluates a theatrical performance by established playwright and actress, Victoria Maxwell (who lives with bipolar disorder), to illustrate how ‘Self Stigma‘ and ‘Social Stigma’ manifest. Originally presented in January 2012 in Victoria, BC, the presentation highlights research methods and the preliminary findings generated from three live performances.

Lived perspectives on receiving psychiatric diagnosis

October 5th, 2011 by webadmin

In this new book chapter, team members Victoria Maxwell and Dr. Erin Michalak, discuss some of the ways in which psychiatric diagnosis can be experienced and understood, and present opportunities for the clinician to support patients who are journeying through this process.

“It’s something that I manage but it is not who I am”: reflections on internalized stigma in individuals with bipolar disorder

October 5th, 2011 by webadmin

This paper presents findings from a CREST.BD qualitative study of self-management strategies used by Canadian individuals living with BD who were managing well. The study identified several themes relating to participants’ experiences and understandings of internalized stigma. One of the more unique aspects of the study is that it involved participants who were managing well with BD, which differs from traditional biomedical research that typically focuses on problems and dysfunction.