#3 - Patrick Corrigan, Psy.D. - Honest Open Proud About Mental Illness

Experimental Honesty with Brian Curtis, Ph.D.

In this episode, Brian Curtis, Ph.D. speaks with Patrick Corrigan, Psy.D. Pat is a Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the Illinois Institute of Technology and the Director of the Honest, Open, Proud Program to help eliminate the stigma of mental illness.

Brian and Pat discuss a wide range of topics, including their personal struggles with mental illness, the definition of stigma, three different aspects of stigma related to mental illness including public stigma, self-stigma, and label avoidance, lessons learned from the LGBTQ community related to effectively overcoming stigma and shame, why personal contact is so important to change beliefs about mental illness, the role of language and self-identity in addressing stigma and shame, the stigma surrounding specific mental health diagnoses including schizophrenia, substance use disorders, and borderline personality disorder, common stereotypes about mental illness, thinking through the pros and cons of whether to disclose your lived experience with mental illness, tools for effectively telling your story if you decide to do so, the importance of relying on evidence to support the use of various psychological treatments for mental health difficulties, and more.

Honest Open Proud (HOP) Program Website: http://hopprogram.org/

Peer-Support Resources:

The National Alliance on Mental Illness Peer Support (NAMI Peer-to-Peer): https://nami.org/Home

The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA): https://www.dbsalliance.org/

Faces and Voices of Recovery (FAVOR): https://facesandvoicesofrecovery.org/

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Experimental Honesty: https://www.experimentalhonesty.com/

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Twitter: @BrianCurtisPhD