The 14 chapters in this volume consider the stigma of disease and disability, its causes, and overcoming it. Contributors from the US, Europe, and Israel outline the theory and methods related to understanding stigma and disease, followed by discussion of the literature on and approaches to stigma related to mental illness, alcohol and other substance abuse, intellectual disabilities, physical and sensory disabilities, HIV, leprosy, cancer, obesity, disease and disability during childhood and adolescence, and Alzheimer's disease, as well as family and cultural issues and strategies to overcome the stigma of illness. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)