Posts Tagged ‘stigma’
‘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.
Stigma Experiences in the Context of Living with Bipolar Disorder
February 7th, 2012 by smcbride
Dr. Melinda Suto, CREST.BD researcher, discusses findings from our team’s community-based participatory research study on experiences of stigma in individuals who live with bipolar disorder. In this multi-media slide show, Melinda explores concepts such as structural stigma and self-stigma.
The Police Project
October 19th, 2011 by smcbride
“A Study of How People with Mental Illness Perceive and Interact with the Police” is the only Canadian study to explore the perspectives and lived experiences of people with severe mental illness in relation to their involvement with police. A community-based research approach was used in the study.
“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.
CREST.BD Public Engagement Night
October 5th, 2011 by webadmin
On February 23 2011, CREST.BD hosted over 80 people at our BD community engagement evening at UBC Robson Square. The event featured short presentations by team members on topics ranging from mindfulness-based therapy to the use of recovery narratives in BD. We are pleased to provide access to both video and PowerPoint (PDF) versions of the evening’s presentations.
