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Journal articles on the topic "Mental healthcare stigma"
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Knaak, Stephanie, Ed Mantler, and Andrew Szeto. "Mental illness-related stigma in healthcare." Healthcare Management Forum 30, no. 2 (2017): 111–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0840470416679413.
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Duffy, Richard M., Gautam Gulati, Niket Kasar, et al. "Stigma, inclusion and India’s Mental Healthcare Act 2017." Journal of Public Mental Health 18, no. 3 (2019): 199–205. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jpmh-02-2019-0021.
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Purpose India’s Mental Healthcare Act 2017 provides a right to mental healthcare, revises admission and review procedures, effectively decriminalises suicide and has strong non-discrimination measures, among other provisions. The purpose of this paper is to examine Indian mental health professionals’ views of these changes as they relate to stigma and inclusion of the mentally ill. Design/methodology/approach The authors held nine focus groups in three Indian states, involving 61 mental health professionals including 56 psychiatrists. Findings Several themes relating to stigma and inclusion emerged: stigma is ubiquitous and results in social exclusion; stigma might be increased rather than remedied by certain regulations in the 2017 Act; stigma is not adequately dealt with in the legislation; stigma might discourage people from making “advance directives”; and there is a crucial relationship between stigma and education. Practical implications Implementation of India’s 2017 Act needs to be accompanied by adequate service resourcing and extensive education, including public education. This has commenced but needs substantial resources in order to fulfil the Act’s potential. Social implications India’s mental health legislation governs the mental healthcare of 1.3bn people, one sixth of the planet’s population; seeking to use law to diminish stigma and enhance inclusion in such a large country sets a strong example for other nations. Originality/value This is the first study of stigma and inclusion since India’s 2017 Act was commenced and it highlights both the potential and the challenges of such ambitious rights-based legislation.
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Brown, Ryan P., Mikiko Imura, and Lara Mayeux. "Honor and the Stigma of Mental Healthcare." Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 40, no. 9 (2014): 1119–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0146167214536741.
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White, Alfred, Purushottam Shiralkar, Tariq Hassan, Niall Galbraith, and Rhiannon Callaghan. "Barriers to mental healthcare for psychiatrists." Psychiatric Bulletin 30, no. 10 (2006): 382–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/pb.30.10.382.
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Aims and MethodTo determine the opinions of psychiatrists on mental illness among themselves and their colleagues a postal survey was conducted across the West Midlands.ResultsMost psychiatrists (319/370, 86.2%) would be reluctant to disclose mental illness to colleagues or professional organisations (323/370, 87.3%). Their choices regarding disclosure and treatment would be influenced by issues of confidentiality (n=245, 66%), stigma (n=83, 22%) and career implications (n=128, 35%) rather than quality of care (n=60, 16%).Clinical ImplicationsThe stigma associated with mental illness remains prevalent among the psychiatric profession and may prevent those affected from seeking adequate treatment and support. Appropriate, confidential specialist psychiatric services should be provided for this vulnerable group, and for doctors as a whole, to ensure that their needs, and by extension those of their patients, are met.
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Byrne, Peter. "Challenging healthcare discrimination." Advances in Psychiatric Treatment 16, no. 1 (2010): 60–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/apt.bp.108.006106.
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SummaryStigma-discrimination against people with mental health problems is more prevalent and damaging than the weaker ‘stigma by association’ experienced by mental healthcare professionals. Not only are patients reluctant to seek psychiatric help, but they are shunned by society and discriminated against by general healthcare services when they do. Other clinicians see psychiatric services as a last resort and government funding of these services is disproportionately low. Psychiatrists must engage in anti-stigma activities. I suggest ways in which, both in the clinical arena and in the wider context of education and society, psychiatrists can challenge clinicians' and the public's value judgements of psychiatric patients.
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Riffel, Taylor, and Shu-Ping Chen. "Exploring the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavioural Responses of Healthcare Students towards Mental Illnesses—A Qualitative Study." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 1 (2019): 25. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17010025.
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Background: The stigma of mental illness causes delays in seeking help, and often compromises victims’ therapeutic relationships with healthcare providers. The knowledge, attitudes, and behavioural responses of future healthcare professionals toward individuals with mental illnesses are explored here to suggest steps that will reduce mental illness stigma in healthcare providers. Methods: A generic qualitative approach—Qualitative Description—was used. Eighteen students from nine healthcare programs at a Canadian University participated in individual semi-structured interviews. Participants answered questions regarding their knowledge, attitudes, and behavioural responses towards individuals with mental illnesses. Thematic content analysis guided the data analysis. Results: Four main themes were constructed from the data: positive and negative general perceptions toward mental illness; contact experiences with mental illnesses; mental illness in a healthcare setting; and learning about mental illness in healthcare academia. Conclusions: Students showed well-rounded mental health knowledge and mostly positive behaviours toward individuals with mental illnesses. However, some students hold stigmatizing attitudes and do not feel prepared through their academic experiences to work with individuals with mental illnesses. Mental health education can reduce the stigma toward mental illness and improve the care delivered by healthcare professionals.
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Francis, Karen A., Andrew Molodynski, and Giselle Emmanuel. "Mental healthcare in Saint Lucia." BJPsych International 15, no. 1 (2018): 14–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bji.2017.12.
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St Lucia is a small island in the eastern Caribbean with a population of approximately 200 000 people. Although St Lucia is formally ranked as a high middle-income country, there are pockets of deprivation and relatively low living standards. Mental health services in St Lucia have increased considerably and advanced over recent years because of a coalition between the government of the island and South East Asian partners. The National Mental Wellness Centre opened several years ago and has much improved facilities. There remains a significant shortage of community-based services, no mental health law, and a pervasive community stigma and apprehension regarding those with mental health problems.
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Lien, Yin-Yi, Hui-Shin Lin, Chi-Hsuan Tsai, Yin-Ju Lien, and Ting-Ting Wu. "Changes in Attitudes toward Mental Illness in Healthcare Professionals and Students." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 23 (2019): 4655. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16234655.
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Mental-illness-related stigma not only exists in the public but also in healthcare systems. Healthcare providers (HCPs) who have stigmatizing attitudes or behaviors might be thought of as a key barrier to mental health service use, and influence the quality of healthcare. Although cumulative projects have been conducted to reduce stigma related to mental illness among HCPs around the world, little is known about whether the attitudes of HCPs toward mental illness have changed over time. Research on this topic is mixed with respect to whether attitudes of HCPs toward mental illness have become more or less positive. The aim of the current study was to help clarify this issue using a cross-temporal meta-analysis of scores on the Social Distance Scale (SDS), Opinions about Mental Illness (OMI), and Community Attitudes towards Mental Illness (CAMI) measures among health care professionals and students (N = 15,653) from 1966 to 2016. Our results indicated that both social distance (β = −0.32, p < 0.001) and attitudes (β = 0.43, p = 0.007) of HCPs toward mental illness have become increasingly positive over time. These findings provide empirical evidence to support that the anti-stigma programs and courses have positive effects on HCPs and can inform future anti-stigma programs focusing on improving the attitudes of HCPs toward mental illness, thereby improving the quality of healthcare provided.
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Hill, Briony, and Angela C. Incollingo Rodriguez. "Weight Stigma across the Preconception, Pregnancy, and Postpartum Periods: A Narrative Review and Conceptual Model." Seminars in Reproductive Medicine 38, no. 06 (2020): 414–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1723775.
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AbstractWeight stigma is a pervasive issue promoting significant adverse health and psychosocial consequences. Preconception, pregnant, and postpartum women are particularly vulnerable to weight stigma, which can directly impact their health and that of the next generation. Of note, weight stigma affects women living with obesity who are already at risk for developing gestational diabetes and experiencing associated stigmas. This narrative review aimed to examine the literature on weight stigma across the preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum periods, specifically to (1) synthesize the evidence using a socioecological lens; (2) develop a conceptual model of weight stigma tailored to women across this life phase; and (3) provide recommendations for future research. To date, weight stigma research across the preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum periods has focused predominately on pregnancy and antenatal care. The drivers and facilitators of this stigma are pervasive, occurring across various contexts and settings. Manifestations of weight stigma include decreased reproductive healthcare quality, mental health symptoms, poorer health behaviors, and adverse pregnancy outcomes. Future research should further investigate the experiences of women preconception and postpartum, and health/social impacts beyond healthcare. The model herein will guide such research to ultimately identify opportunities for stigma reduction and improve multigenerational health and well-being outcomes.
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Rogoža, Daniel, Robertas Strumila, Eglė Klivickaitė, Edgaras Diržius, and Neringa Čėnaitė. "Depressive Symptoms, Help-Seeking, and Barriers to Mental Healthcare Among Healthcare Professionals in Lithuania." Acta medica Lituanica 28, no. 1 (2021): 3. http://dx.doi.org/10.15388/amed.2020.28.1.3.
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Background: Previous research suggests that healthcare professionals (HCPs) experience high levels of work-related psychological distress, including depressive symptoms. Due to the stigma of mental health problems and other barriers, HCPs are likely to be hesitant to seek appropriate mental healthcare. We aimed to explore these phenomena among HCPs in Lithuania.Methods: A web survey inquiring about depressive symptoms, help-seeking, and barriers to mental healthcare was conducted. Depressive symptoms were measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). 601 complete questionnaires were included in the analyses. The barriers to help-seeking were identified using the inductive content analysis approach. Descriptive, non-parametric, and robust statistical analysis was performed using SPSS software.Results: Most of the respondents have reported depression-like symptoms over the lifetime, although only about a third of them sought professional help. Of those, roughly half preferred a private specialist. The stigma and neglect of mental health problems were the most common barriers to help-seeking. Around half of the HCPs believed that seeking mental healthcare can imperil their occupational license. About a quarter of the HCPs screened positive for clinically relevant depressive symptoms. Statistically significant differences in the PHQ-9 score were found between categories of healthcare specialty, marital status, religious beliefs, workplace, and years of work as a HCP. Fewer years of work and younger age were associated with the higher PHQ-9 score.Conclusions: Our findings suggest that HCPs in Lithuania may be inclined not to seek appropriate mental healthcare and experience poor mental health, although stronger evidence is needed to verify these findings.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Mental healthcare stigma"
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Kelty, Abby Jane Spalding. "THE IMPACT OF INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE ON MENTAL HEALTH STIGMA AMONG PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS." OpenSIUC, 2020. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/dissertations/1841.
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Societal stigma surrounding mental health has adversely affected individuals with mental health concerns. Stigma often keeps persons with mental illness from seeking treatment from mental health professionals, bringing such issues to their primary care providers instead. This is problematic, as primary care providers have been shown to endorse mental health stigma toward patients with mental illness. Integrated healthcare, a system in which behavioral health services are integrated into primary care settings, has been hypothesized as a method for reducing mental health stigma among primary care providers and the general public. However, there has been little research examining the impact of integrated healthcare on primary care provider’s endorsement of mental health stigma. The present study was an effort to address this gap in the literature by examining the impact of working in integrated health care settings, personal and professional experience with mental health, and training in mental health and diversity on the endorsement of mental health stigma among primary care providers. The present study contributes to the understanding of the impact of factors in endorsement of mental health stigma among primary care providers in the United States. Contrary to my hypothesis that integrated healthcare reduces mental health stigma, the present study revealed that healthcare integration alone was not a significant predictor of lower endorsement of mental health stigma among primary care providers in the present sample. In contrast, training in mental health and diversity was found to be the most significant predictor of mental health stigma, with participants reporting more in-depth training in these areas endorsing lower levels of mental health stigma. Further research is needed to confirm this association and establish a clearer understanding of the role of integrated healthcare in reduction of mental health stigma. These results can be used to assist in improving training in research regarding mental health stigma and integrated healthcare.
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Berry, Allison. "The Architecture of Mental Health Crisis." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin156086602707901.
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Petgrave, Dannel K. "Do Healthcare Students Endorsing Stigma of Mental Illness Screen for Suicidal Ideation? An Evaluation of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2018. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3452.
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The stigma of mental illness endorsed by healthcare professionals has been linked to adverse outcomes. This issue underscores the need for early anti-stigma interventions in the context of professional training. The present study measured stigma change and suicide screening behaviors among medical, nursing, and pharmacy students enrolled in an interprofessional Communication Skills for Healthcare Professionals course. The Mental Health Knowledge Schedule (MAKS; Evans-Lacko et al., 2010), Opening Minds Scale for Health Care Providers (OMS-HC; Modgill, Patten, Knaak, Kassam, & Szeto, 2014), and the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale Form C (M-C SDS Form C; Reynolds, 1982) was administered at baseline (T1), a mid-semester assessment (T2), and post-intervention (T3) to 176 students. Post-intervention changes in stigma components (knowledge, attitudes, and behavioral intent) were mixed for all groups. Knowledge, attitudes, and behavioral intent did not predict whether students screened for suicidal ideation (p > .05). Findings from the present study support past research indicating that the stigma can be improved with appropriate intervention. Findings also support interprofessional training as an appropriate context for anti-stigma interventions. Currently, there is no general consensus regarding the best method and combination of tools to measure stigma among healthcare students. Additionally, the relationship between stigma and screening for suicidal ideation is an important area for further scientific inquiry.
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Okoro, Ngozi Gloria. "An educational program about living with depression." ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/3813.
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Depression is a common and disabling mental illness, but the loneliness, isolation, and poor quality of life associated with depression may improve with treatment. Depressive patients adhere to their treatment and experience better outcomes when their family members are involved with their treatment. At the project mental health facility, patients with depression had the highest non-compliance rate to treatment and no educational program existed for their families. This observation led to the current practice-focused question which examined how an evidenced-based educational program can be developed for family members or caregivers of patients diagnosed with depression. The purpose of this project was to assemble a team of experts to develop and plan an educational program about living with depression for family members or caregivers of patients diagnosed with depression. This project was guided by Jean Watson's theory of human caring and the view of health as harmony of mind, body, and soul. The educational program was planned using reviewed research studies with the input of a team of local experts consisting of a psychiatrist, a licensed therapist, a mental health nurse practitioner, registered nurses, and medical assistants. The project resulted in a four session educational program, a manual of policies and procedures, and recommendations for implementation and evaluation of the education. The educational program resulting from this project has the potential to improve the health and well-being of patients with depression and their families, decrease the stigma they face, and contribute to positive social change.
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Janson, Jennifer, and Hanna Tuomi. "Hälso- och sjukvårdspersonals uttryckta attityder gentemot patienter med psykisk störning : En litteraturöversikt." Thesis, Ersta Sköndal Bräcke högskola, Institutionen för vårdvetenskap, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:esh:diva-5993.
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Bakgrund: Psykisk ohälsa är ett växande samhällsproblem. Attityder av negativt slag presenteras som en grund för stigmatisering som preciserades redan av de gamla grekerna. Integrationen av stigma är ett problem för samhället då det påverkar och influerar våra tankar och handlingar. Vidare kan det bidra till hur vårdrelationen kommer att se ut vilket i sin tur kan bli positivt eller negativt. Hur sjuksköterskan uttrycker sina attityder mot patienter spelar således en viktig roll. Detta för att kunna ge alla patienter den personcentrerade och goda vård de har laglig rätt till få. Syfte: Att beskriva hur hälso- och sjukvårdspersonal uttrycker deras attityder gentemot patienter med psykisk störning. Metod: En litteraturöversikt med datainsamling från databaserna CINAHL Complete, Medline och PsycINFO. Resultat: Både positiva och negativa attityder återfanns i resultatet. Även stigmatisering av personer med psykisk ohälsa förekom. Patienter med psykiska störningar blev även misstrodda för sina fysiska symtom då de sökte somatisk vård. Attityder visade sig skilja sig beroende på erfarenhet, utbildning och var de arbetar. Det framkom en kunskapsbrist och ett kunskapsbehov. Vidare efterfrågas utbildning och mer träning i möten med personer med psykisk störning av hälso-och sjukvårdspersonal. Diskussion: Resultatet diskuteras utifrån bakgrunden samt Joyce Travelbees teori om den mellanmänskliga relationen. I resultatet framkom att både positiva och negativa attityder uttrycks gentemot patienter med psykisk störning. Även stigmatisering förekom i form av uttryckta attityder och som strukturellt problem. Hälso-och sjukvårdspersonal lyfter deras kunskap om psykisk ohälsa som bristfällig och en önskan om att öka kunskapen.<br>Background: Mental illness is a growing problem in the society. Attitudes of negative character are presented as the ground for stigmatizing and since the old Greeks we have been forming the meaning of the word stigma. Stigma has become wider and more integrated in the society. The integration of stigma is a growing problem due to its impact and influence in the way we humans think and act. In addition this can be a contribution to how the healthcare relationship turns out, it may be positive or negative. However the expressed attitudes against patients play an important role in the hope of providing good care. Aim: The aim of this study is to describe how healthcare professionals express their attitudes towards patients with mental disorder. Method: The method used by the authors is a structured review of the literature using databases such as CINAHL Complete, Medline and PsycINFO. Results: The result showed that healthcare workers express both positive and negative attitudes, even stigmatization occurs. Patients with mental disorder were also misbelieved for their physical symptoms. Healthcare professionals mixed attitudes varied depending on work experience, education and place of work. The need for more education was expressed by a big number of participants. Discussion: The result has been discussed based on the background and Joyce Travelbee’s theory, Human-to-Human Relationship. The result revealed both positive and negative attitudes towards people with mental illness. Also stigmatization was highlighted in the form of expressed attitudes and structural problem. Healthcare professionals also underline their knowledge of mental illness as being inadequate and a wish for increased knowledge was expressed.
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Abrahamsson, Linda, and Ramona Bladh. "Patienter med psykisk ohälsa och deras upplevelse av mötet med hälso- och sjukvården : En analys av bloggar." Thesis, Högskolan i Skövde, Institutionen för hälsa och lärande, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:his:diva-17326.
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Bakgrund: Psykisk ohälsa är ett samlingsord som täcker både psykiska besvär och psykiatriska diagnoser. Hälso- och sjukvården består av en vårdkedja där primärvård, länssjukvård, regionsjukvård, nationell högspecialiserad vård och hemsjukvård ingår. Sjuksköterskan skall värna socialt utsatta och sårbara grupper i samhället, hen ska ansvara för att patienter och anhöriga får korrekt information på ett för dem förståeligt sätt. Patienter med psykisk ohälsa kan uppleva att deras fysiska hälsoproblem inte tas på allvar vid sjukvårdskontakt. Syfte: Att belysa hur patienter med psykisk ohälsa upplever mötet med hälso- och sjukvården. Metod: Studien är en analys av bloggar utifrån en kvalitativ innehållsanalys. Elva bloggar har utgjort källan för data. Resultat: Det är en vanlig uppfattning från patienter som lider av psykisk ohälsa, att uppleva att de får en stämpel på sig. Väntetiden för att få adekvat psykiatrisk vård är lång. Patienterna upplever att vårdpersonal tagit den enkla vägen ut och skickat hem dem med en burk piller som ska lösa deras problem. Men det finns hopp om en bättre psykiatrisk vård. Konklusion: Det är sjuksköterskans ansvar att ta dessa patienter på allvar och ge dem den vård de förtjänar, med eller utan psykisk ohälsa.<br>Background: Mental illness is a collective term that covers both mental disorders and psychiatric diagnoses. The healthcare system consists of a care chain where primary care, county healthcare, regional healthcare, national highly specialized care and homecare are included. The nurse should defend socially vulnerable individuals and groups at risk in society, and is responsible for ensuring that patients and relatives receive correct information in a manner that is comprehensible. Patients with mental illness experience that their physical health problems are not taken seriously by healthcare providers. Purpose: To illuminate how patients with mental illness experience the interaction with healthcare providers. Method: The study is an analysis of blogs based on a qualitative content analysis. Eleven blogs have been used as data source. Result: It is common that patients suffering from mental illness experience being labeled. The waiting time for adequate psychiatric care is long. Patients find that healthcare professionals often take the easy way out and send them home with a pillbox that is expected to solve their problems. However there is hope for a better psychiatric care. Conclusion: It is the nurse's responsibility to take these patients seriously and give them the care they deserve, regardless of mental illness.
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Jansson, Albin, and Moghadaseh Yousefzehi. "Hur personer med psykisk ohälsa upplever vårdmöten inom primärvården : En litteraturstudie." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för folkhälso- och vårdvetenskap, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-425063.
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Bakgrund: Ett problem i samhället för personer med psykiska sjukdomar är stigma och negativa attityder. Primärvården är första linjens hälso- och sjukvård, dit många vänder sig först vid ohälsa. Då stigma kan vara en anledning att inte söka hjälp för psykisk ohälsa är det viktigt att vårdpersonalen inte bidrar till detta. Förutfattade meningar och negativa attityder mot patienter motverkar också byggandet av en god vårdande relation vilket hindrar patientens tillfrisknande samt ger en försämrad vårdupplevelse. Syfte: Syftet med denna litteraturöversikt är att studera hur vuxna personer med psykisk ohälsa upplever vårdmöten inom primärvården samt vilka aspekter som anses viktiga i mötet. Metodbeskrivning: En beskrivande design med allmän litteraturöversikt som metod användes samt 13 vetenskapliga artiklar med kvalitativ eller blandad metod hämtades från databaserna PubMed, CINAHL samt PsycINFO. Efter kvalitetsgranskning analyserades artiklarnas resultat enligt Graneheim och Lundmans (2004) kvalitativa innehållsanalys. Huvudresultat: Fem teman framkom med 17 tillhörande subkategorier vilka beskrev personers positiva och negativa upplevelser. Dessa teman var: Bemötande inom primärvården, Primärvårdspersonalens attityder, Primärvårdspersonalens kompetens, Samarbete och delaktighet samt Tillgång till vård och resurser. Slutsats: Studien visade att ett gott bemötande och samarbete med vårdpersonal bidrar till en positiv vårdupplevelse samt en vilja att engagera sig i sin egen vård. Dåliga bemötanden däremot med bristande samarbete och negativa attityder ökar stigmat av psykisk sjukdom och ger en negativ vårdupplevelse. För att motverka negativa attityder mot denna patientgrupp, behöver vårdpersonalen mer kunskap om psykisk ohälsa samt arbeta för att förbättra dessa attityder.<br>Background: A problem in society for people with mental illness is stigma and negative attitudes. Primary care is first-line health care, where many turn first to get help for mental illness. As stigma can be a reason not to seek help for mental illness, it is important that the healthcare professionals do not contribute to this. Preconceived notions and negative attitudes towards patients also counteract the building of good caring relationships, which hinders the patient's recovery and results in a worsened care experience. Aim: The purpose of this literature review is to study how adults with mental illness experience care meetings in primary care and which aspects are considered important in the meeting. Method: A descriptive design with general literature review as method was used and 13 scientific articles with a qualitative or mixed method were retrieved from the databases PubMed, CINAHL and PsycINFO. After quality review, the results of the articles were analyzed according to Graneheim and Lundman's (2004) qualitative content analysis. Results: Five themes emerged with 17 associated subcategories which described people's positive and negative experiences. These themes were: Treatment in primary care, Primary care staff's attitudes, Primary care staff's competence, Cooperation and participation and access to care and resources. Conclusion: The study showed that a good treatment and collaboration with care staff contributes to a positive care experience and a willingness to get involved in their own care. Poor treatment, on the other hand, with lack of cooperation and negative attitudes, increases the stigma of mental illness and provides a negative care experience. To counteract negative attitudes towards this patient group, healthcare professionals need more knowledge about mental illness and work to improve these attitudes.
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Stanek, Charis Justine. "'At Least You're Not Neurotypical': Social Barriers to Mental Health at Oberlin College." Oberlin College Honors Theses / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=oberlin152812697872223.
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Jessica, Cowan. "Coercive and Compulsive Treatment of Eating Disorders: Surveying Treatment Providers’ Attitudes and Behavior." Antioch University / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1589022947470066.
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Ho, Anita. "Implicit Attitudes of Asian American Older Adults Toward Aging." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2019. https://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/1369.
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Greenwald, McGhee, and Schwartz (1998) developed the Implicit Association Test (IAT), a measure of mental associations between target pairs and positive or negative attributes. Highly associative categories yield faster responses than the reverse mental associations, which is thought to reflect implicit attitudes toward stereotypes. The present study investigated the effect of ethnic group on one’s implicit attitudes toward aging and gender stereotypes by comparing two groups of older adults, Asian Americans and Caucasian Americans, that likely hold different culture values. Past qualitative studies have established the existence of mental health stigma in Asian American populations, including negative Asian American perceptions of aging, but have not yet established a quantitative measure of this phenomenon. The age-attitude and gender-science IATs were administered to 20 Asian American and 20 Caucasian American older adults in the Southern California region. The results from the age-attitude IAT found that Asian American older adults demonstrated higher implicit bias toward aging, evidenced by faster responses to the category pairings associating “old” + “bad” and “young” + “good”. In contrast, performance on the gender-science IAT was similar for both groups, showing no strong bias toward gender stereotypes. Potential implications on the wellbeing of older adults, as stereotype threat and other forms of bias are already established harmful constructs in the population, are discussed.
Books on the topic "Mental healthcare stigma"
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Castle, David J., Peter F. Buckley, and Fiona P. Gaughran. Physical morbidities and schizophrenia: more than a chance co-occurrence. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198811688.003.0001.
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This chapter addresses the historical–social divide between physical and mental illness, and explores the drivers behind this. Ill-informed attitudes about mental illness, stigma, and fear all contributed to the rise of asylums and placing people with disorders such as schizophrenia away from society in general. While some aspects of institutional care could be seen as well intentioned, the physical health of inmates was often compromised, with overcrowding and poor standards of hygiene and poor diet leaving people vulnerable to a range of health problems which contributed to a low life expectancy. Even with de-institutionalization, the poor standard of general healthcare and early death continue. A concerted set of actions is required to address this serious state of affairs.
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Incayawar, Mario, and Sioui Maldonado Bouchard, eds. Overlapping Pain and Psychiatric Syndromes. Oxford University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780190248253.001.0001.
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When a health practitioner is at the bedside of a patient suffering from chronic pain and a psychiatric comorbid condition, he is facing a true clinical conundrum. The comorbidity is frequent yet poorly understood, the diagnosis is difficult and the treatment that follows is less than appropriate. Pain conditions and psychiatric disorders have customarily been understood and treated as different and separate clinical entities, to the detriment of patients’ wellbeing. Fathoming the overlapping pain and psychiatric disorders is in the interest of everyone involved in healthcare, including doctors, nurses, pain specialists, psychiatrists, social workers, psychologists, hospital administrators, and health policymakers. There is a wide overlap of chronic pain conditions and psychiatric disorders. Pain and psychiatric comorbidity is frequent in the population, yet it is poorly understood. The societal burden of mental illness and pain is enormous; it could approach one trillion dollars annually in the USA. Compounding to the economic burden, are the liability related to stigma, shame, bias, discrimination, health disparities, inequities in care, and health injustice. Recent scientific and technological developments in digital medicine, artificial intelligence, pharmacogenetics, genetics, epigenetics, and neuroscience promise beneficial quality changes to medical care and education. The pain medicine and psychiatry of the future will consider patients as human beings embedded in their physical and social environments. This book provides a glimpse in that direction.
Book chapters on the topic "Mental healthcare stigma"
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Reid, Graeme. "Communication for Mental Health: Understanding the Effects of Stigma." In Communication in Nursing and Healthcare: A Guide for Compassionate Practice. SAGE Publications Ltd, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781529714753.n8.
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Joseph, Virginia, and Jozelle M. Miller. "Medical Students' Perceived Stigma in Seeking Care." In Healthcare Policy and Reform. IGI Global, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-6915-2.ch006.
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This chapter discusses the stigma and the barriers, which hinder medical students from seeking help for both physical and mental health conditions. Stigma will also be explored from a cultural perspective; the authors will demonstrate how it is embedded in help seeking behaviour. The authors will explore the existing literature to highlight these issues, and demonstrate how negative help seeking behaviour contributes to the poor academic performance of the students, as well produces chronic mental and physical health conditions. Solutions and interventions to address this perceived stigma will also be discussed. The authors will emphasise the importance of educators and staff of medical schools taking a more proactive role, in providing the necessary environment to facilitate such change in behaviour, by implementing some of these interventions.
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Benfares, Chaymae, Ouidad Akhrif, Younès El Bouzekri El Idrissi, and Karim Hamid. "Multi-Criteria Decision Making Semantic for Mental Healthcare." In Research Anthology on Mental Health Stigma, Education, and Treatment. IGI Global, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8544-3.ch011.
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Healthcare systems play an important role in the well-being of patients; however, the diagnostic process generates a very large and varied types of data which makes the process of analyzing this data very complicated. More precisely, depression, which is one of the most common psychological disorders, contains a taxonomy of different symptoms, heterogeneous, and varied by data criteria, as confronted by clinicians to predict the degree of the disorder in patients with the aim of selecting the best treatment. To this end, the authors propose a decision architecture based on an approach that combines method ontologies, the Analytic Hierarchy Process, in the context of the prevention and monitoring of depression trends in patients.
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Stanimirovic, Aleksandra. "Digital Heath Interventions in Mental Health." In Research Anthology on Mental Health Stigma, Education, and Treatment. IGI Global, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8544-3.ch019.
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Technological renaissance of the last century stimulated the application of digital interventions in the healthcare domain. Digital healthcare interventions (DHIs) could be implemented through smartphone applications (apps), remote monitoring and tracking devices, and wearable computers. Technology is positioned to transform how mental healthcare is delivered and accessed. In fact, remote active and passive monitoring of parameters, such as mood, activity, and sleep, could be integrated with therapeutic interventions. However, the transformation entails combined conscription of science, regulation, and design. Implementation, adoption, and evaluation of DHI present special challenges. This chapter presents brief history of DHIs in mental health and frameworks an evaluation strategy in terms of the appropriate methods required for appraisal of DHIs.
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Landau, Carol. "No Shame, No Stigma." In Mood Prep 101, edited by Carol Landau. Oxford University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med-psych/9780190914301.003.0014.
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This chapter helps parents decide when their student needs psychological help and, if so, how to arrange it. The role of the primary care professional is crucially important, to examine medical illnesses and medications that might cause depression. In addition, primary healthcare professionals are increasingly able to diagnose psychiatric disorders and provide referrals for mental health problems. Parents need to ensure that a mental health professional is licensed, experienced with adolescents, and trained in cognitive behavior therapy or interpersonal therapy, the therapies with effectiveness in treating depression. The advantages and disadvantages of antidepressant medications are detailed. The chapter also includes a section on suicide and how to talk about it. Two cases of teens seeking consultation are described, along with their parents’ concerns. Vignettes about talking to reluctant teens about therapy are included.
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Green, Cheryl. "Health and Mental Health." In Research Anthology on Mental Health Stigma, Education, and Treatment. IGI Global, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8544-3.ch068.
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As healthcare organizations use approaches such as structural empowerment theory and nurse residency programs to engage new graduate nurses in becoming productive members of the organizational culture, bullying and incivility experienced by these nurses can undermine organizations' efforts. Chapter 3 introduces the Reporting of Uncivil Conduct Chain of Command to provide support and direction to nurses that are experiencing bullying by perpetrators in the workplace. Unresolved and persistent uncivil conduct can result in health and mental health problems for affected nurses. Hence, in order to protect nurses' overall health and safety, it is necessary for organizations to adopt zero tolerance for bullying and incivility. Additionally, nurses may benefit from screening programs that can identify risks for self-harm secondary to stress and depression that could be caused by incivility in the workplace.
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Saritoprak, Seyma N., and Julie J. Exline. "Religious Coping Among Muslims With Mental and Medical Health Concerns." In Research Anthology on Mental Health Stigma, Education, and Treatment. IGI Global, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8544-3.ch055.
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Studies suggest that a lack of understanding and sensitivity around religious issues by healthcare professionals may be a noteworthy barrier for Muslims seeking treatment. One way to help bridge the gap between Muslims' healthcare needs and healthcare utilization rates may be through fostering awareness and sensitivity about the influence of Islam on how Muslims cope with their illness experience. Using a biopsychosocial-spiritual theoretical framework, a main aim of this chapter is to consider a variety of ways that Muslims use religion to cope with physical and mental health challenges. Religious coping can take a variety of forms: Positive religious coping involves making use of Islam in beneficial manners. Negative religious coping, referred to here as r/s struggles, often involves tension or conflict regarding matters of religion. Understanding the role that religion/spirituality can play in how Muslims cope with their physical or mental illness may help to foster higher quality, more culturally sensitive care. Recommendations and limitations are discussed.
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Bot, Hanneke. "Interpreting in Mental Health, Anything Special?" In Research Anthology on Mental Health Stigma, Education, and Treatment. IGI Global, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8544-3.ch067.
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This article discusses some of the key issues of mental health talk in general, both in attitude as well as in words, and dwells upon the difficulties this can pose for interpreters. Subsequently, ways to deal with these difficulties are given. The issue of empathic stress is touched upon. It is argued that, with general background knowledge of disorders and treatment methods and with support to deal with emotional situations, interpreting in mental healthcare will be a very rewarding type of work. Without such preparation and ongoing support, interpreters may not always be able to join into the therapeutic communication properly, which may harm the progress of the treatment and may also hamper their own feelings of well-being and job satisfaction.
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Heyes, Kim. "Socialization or Social Isolation?" In Research Anthology on Mental Health Stigma, Education, and Treatment. IGI Global, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8544-3.ch021.
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This research project specifically examines the experience of online community support groups as reported by users. The project began out of concern that healthcare providers in the Global North are directing people with mental health problems to online services, without seemingly understanding the impact that this may have on the individuals. The research findings will be of particular interest to mental health practitioners and service providers in the UK and elsewhere in the Global North, and aims to influence decisions made for policies around developing new online mental health services.
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Crumb, Loni, Madeline Clark, and Susan M. Long. "Finding Strength in the Struggle." In Research Anthology on Mental Health Stigma, Education, and Treatment. IGI Global, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8544-3.ch057.
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Poverty is an intersectional issue, as children; women; men; people of color; people who identify as lesbian, gay, or transgender; and immigrant groups are all prone to experience the multifaceted impact of poverty. People who live in rural poverty are likely to experience more severe and persistent mental health disorders. This chapter provides an overview of how rural poverty impacts the mental health and wellbeing of diverse children and families. The authors discuss issues faced by residents living in rural poverty and provide multiple strength-based strategies that behavioral service providers can use to provide culturally relevant mental healthcare in impoverished rural communities. Lastly, the authors offer suggestions for future research.
Conference papers on the topic "Mental healthcare stigma"
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Sham, Rula, Mohammed Fasihul Alam, and Maguy El Hajj. "The role of Qatar Community Pharmacists in Depression care: A Survey of Attitudes, Practices and Perceived Barriers." In Qatar University Annual Research Forum & Exhibition. Qatar University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.29117/quarfe.2020.0160.
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Background: Negative attitudes and stigma to mental health constitute major barriers to healthcare provision and access to treatment for patients with depression across the globe. Community pharmacists are among the most accessible healthcare providers who may play a significant role in depression care. This study aims to describe current practices, attitudes and perceived barriers of community pharmacists towards the provision of depression care, and investigates how pharmacists’ attitudes, along with several sociodemographic and professional characteristics, are associated with these practices. Methods: A crosssectional online survey targeting all practicing community pharmacists in Qatar using an adapted survey instrument. Responses were measured on a 5-point-Likert scale. Study outcomes were scores of attitudes towards depression, scores of self-reported depression care practices and perceived barriers for depression care. Descriptive univariate and bivariate analyses of study outcomes were conducted, along with a multivariate regression to investigate how pharmacists’ characteristics and attitudes affect their practice. Results: Three hundred fifty-eight pharmacists answered the survey, making a response rate of 39%. Pharmacists’ attitudes to depression were moderately positive (mean score=3.41, SD= 0.26). However, the extent of pharmacists’ involvement in depression care was very low (mean score=2.64, SD= 0.94). Three major barriers were the lack of access to patients' medical records (83.21%), lack of patients’ insight on major depression and the importance of treatment (81.85%) and the lack of needed knowledge and training on mental health (79.63%). Female pharmacists were significantly less involved in depression care compared to male pharmacists (p= 0.006). Depression practice score increased with an increasing score of attitudes (p =0.001) and decreased with the number of years since the last pharmacy degree graduation (p=0.02). The presence of a private area for counselling patients was associated with higher scores of practice (p=0.03). Conclusion: Pharmacists’ moderately positive attitudes towards depression and its care were not reflected in their current practices. Findings from the study imply the need for actions and training programs for pharmacists to improve their attitudes and practices towards depression care.