Keith S. Dobson (PhD, Western University) is a Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Calgary in Canada. Dr. Dobson's research has resulted in over 290 published articles and 80 chapters, 19 books, and conference and workshop presentations in many countries. In addition to his research, Dr. Dobson has been actively involved in organized psychology in Canada, including a term as President of the Canadian Psychological Association. He is a former President of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, the International Association for Cognitive Psychotherapy, the Canadian Association of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies, and President of the World Confederation of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies. Dr. Dobson is also a Principal Investigator for the Opening Minds program of the Mental Health Commission of Canada, with a focus on stigma reduction related to mental disorders in the workplace. Among other awards, he was given the Canadian Psychological Association's Award for

Distinguished Contributions to the Profession of Psychology, the Donald O. Hebb Award for Distinguished Contributions to the Science of Psychology, the CPA Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology, and the CPA Lifetime Achievement Award.

Heather Stuart, MA (Sociology, University of Western Ontario), PhD (Epidemiology, University of Calgary) is a Full Professor in the Departments of Public Health Sciences, Psychiatry, and the School of Rehabilitation Therapy at Queen's University. She also holds the Bell Canada Mental Health and Anti-stigma Research Chair at Queen's. Professor Stuart is also the Senior Consultant to the Mental Health Commission of Canada's Opening Minds, Anti-stigma initiative and the past Chair and current Secretary of the World Psychiatric Association's Stigma and Mental Health Scientific Section. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and a recipient of the Order of Canada.

• Preface


• Contributors


• Chapter 1: Prejudice and Discrimination Related to Mental Illness


• Keith S. Dobson and Heather Stuart


• Chapter 2: Prejudice and Discrimination Related to Substance Use Problems


• Shu-Ping Chen and Heather Stuart


• Chapter 3: Best and Promising Practices


• Heather Stuart


• Chapter 4: Measuring Structural Stigma


• Thomas Ungar and Stephanie Knaak


• Chapter 5: The Assesment of Mental Health Stigma in the Workplace


• Keith S. Dobson and Andrew C. H. Szeto


• Chapter 6: Measuring Opioid-Related Stigma


• Stephanie Knaak and Heather Stuart


• Chapter 7: Stereotype and Social Distance Scales for Youth


• Michelle Koller and Heather Stuart


• Chapter 8: The Opening Minds Stigma Scale for Health Providers


• Stephanie Knaak and Scott Patten


• Chapter 9: Best Practices in Antistigma Programming Targeting Youth


• Michelle Koller and Heather Stuart


• Chapter 10: Stigma Reduction in Postsecondary Settings: Moving From Individual Initiatives to Holistic Mental Health Approaches


• Andrew C. H. Szeto and Brittany L. Lindsay


• Chapter 11: Stigma Reduction in the General Workplace


• Dorothy Luong and Bonnie Kirsh


• Chapter 12: Reducing the Stigma of Mental Illness in First Responders


• Beth Milliard


• Chapter 13: Stigma Reduction for Healthcare Workers


• Bianca Lauria-Horner


• Chapter 14: Stigma Reduction for Substance Use and Opioids


• Stephanie Knaak and Heather Stuart


• Chapter 15: Media Programs


• Rob Whitley


• Chapter 16: Dissemination and Implementation Science in Stigma Programs


• Keith S. Dobson and Heather Stuart


• Chapter 17: Future Directions of Stigma Reduction: Lessons Learned


• Heather Stuart and Keith S. Dobson