Stigma and Prejudice Touchstones in Understanding Diversity in Healthcare

Stigma and Prejudice Touchstones in Understanding Diversity in Healthcare / edited by Ranna Parekh, Ed W. Childs.

In this innovative title, the authors describe unique patient populations affected by stigma and prejudice and the prevalence of these issues to all healthcare providers. Each chapter covers the forms of prejudice and stigma associated with minority statuses, including religious minorities, the home...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Parekh, Ranna (Editor), Childs, Ed W. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Humana, 2016.
Edition:1st ed. 2016.
Series:Current Clinical Psychiatry,
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Psychiatry.
Psychology.
Primary care (Medicine).
Public health.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Stigma and Persons with Disabilities
  • 2. Stigma and Persons with Obesity
  • 3. Religious Minorities and Medicine: The Collision of Health Care and Faith
  • 4. The Poor and Economically Vulnerable in Public and Safety-Net Healthcare Institutions: Outcomes and Attitudes
  • 5. Stigma and Prejudice Against Individuals Experiencing Homelessness
  • 6. VIP Patients: An Unexpectedly Vulnerable Population
  • 7. Stigma and Persons with Substance Use Disorders
  • 8. Borderline Personality Disorder: From Stigma to Compassionate Care
  • 9. Diagnosed with Breast Cancer: Stigmatized or a Member of an Empowered Sisterhood
  • 10. Stigma and Prejudice in Patients with HIV/AIDS
  • 11. Commercially Sexually Exploited & Trafficked Minors: Our Hidden and Forgotten Children
  • 12. Stigma and Veterans
  • 13. I Pity the Poor Immigrant: Stigma and Immigration
  • 14. Limited English Proficient (LEP) Patient: The Importance of Working with Trained Medical Interpreters to Promote Equitable Health Care
  • 15. Improving Workforce Diversity in Minority and Majority Institutions
  • 16. Leveraging Technology for Health Equity
  • 17. Research with Diverse and Vulnerable Populations
  • 18. Building Diversity Initiatives in Academic Medicine
  • 19. Looking Outward and Inward: The Role of Introspection in Expanding and Consolidating Our Understanding of Diversity
  • 20. Pharmacology: Cultural and Genetic Considerations.

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