The delaying effect of stigma on mental health help-seeking in Sri Lanka
| Autor: | Hamish J. McLeod, Sunera M Fernando, Frank P. Deane |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Social stigma health care facilities manpower and services 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Perceived stigma Psychiatry health care economics and organizations Mental health stigma business.industry social sciences General Medicine Mental illness medicine.disease Mental health Help-seeking 030227 psychiatry Stigma (anatomy) Psychiatry and Mental health behavior and behavior mechanisms Sri lanka business human activities Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Asia-Pacific Psychiatry. 9:e12255 |
| ISSN: | 1758-5864 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/appy.12255 |
| Popis: | Background Mental health stigma has been associated with delays in seeking treatment. Aims To describe perceived stigma experienced by patients and carers in Sri Lanka and to determine the effects of stigma on help-seeking delay. Methods Survey of outpatients and family carers (n = 118 dyads) attending two psychiatric hospitals in Sri Lanka, using the Disclosure and Discrimination subscales of the Stigma Scale. Results Stigma was positively related to help-seeking delay for carers but not patients. Public stigma experienced by carers accounted for 23% of the variance in help-seeking delay. Conclusion Reducing stigma may reduce help-seeking delays during the course of treatment. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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