Stigma and recovery among depressed patients in Gaza Strip

In the name of of Allah the Merciful. In light of the urgent need to improve the mental health services in Palestine, the researcher considered preparing this study, which recommends combating the stigma of mental illness because of its great role in the relapse of the patient and hindering his recovery. This study comes as a fruit of the efforts exerted to highlight the most important obstacle in the way of achieving the recovery process. The researcher decided to publish this scientific study in the form of the book "stigma and recovery" in six chapters, under each chapter several topics were presented in a coherent and sequential, The titles of these chapters are as follows: Chapter 1: Background Chapter 2: Conceptual Framework Chapter 3: Literature Review Chapter 4: Methodology of the study Chapter 5: Data analysis and results Chapter 6: Discussion, Conclusion, and Recommendations Finally, I hope that the presentation of the book is a success for achieving the goals and objectives, and I hope that God to be a book and a good harbinger and a scientific guide for all those interested in mental health. Researcher 2018