Without Stigma: About the Stigma and the Identity of the Mental Illness

The book looks into how developing a new identity can assist an individual that is affected by mental illness to overcome both the self-perceived and public stigma they might be going through owing to mental illness. Individuals that are affected by mental illness often live in denial; the book provides through which these people can come out of denial. Lastly, the factors that can enhance the mental health recovery process are looked into; they include among others employment, relationships, spirituality, resilience and recovery orientated language.