title: Psychotherapy for self-stigma among rural clients.
abstract: The stigma of mental disorders and psychological treatment afflicts rural clients more than most. This article provides practitioners with guidance in selecting and utilizing effective treatments for self-stigma in rural settings. We review both public stigma and self-stigma. Public stigma explains society's negative impact on individuals, while self-stigma describes an individual's internalization of public stigma. We review treatment principles and empirical research on psychotherapy for self-stigma rural settings. We finish with a case illustration of cognitive therapy with a rural client suffering from self-stigma.
authors.affiliation: Illinois Institute of Technology, 3424 S. State, First Floor, Room 1B9-2, Chicago, IL 60616, USA. larsonjon@iit.edu
authors.forename: Jonathon E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Larson
authors.forename: Patrick W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Corrigan
mesh_terms: D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology; D011287:Prejudice; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012424:Rural Population; D012649:Self Concept; D012934:Social Isolation; D013240:Stereotyping