StigmaYoung peoplePerceptionThrough our research we explore the term 'mental health' as articulated by a group of young people living in homeless shelters utilising staff in a mental health service. This mental health service was offered in 5 large geographical areas (urban, semi-urban and rural)...
Certainly in Asia, mental health was still a stigma and taboo to talk about. But now that we have a lot of people working from home and unfortunately – the reality is we see actually greater productivity because people are doing longer hours – they are not actually...
However, note that diagnosis and wanting a label for one's symptoms is not necessarily unhealthy or harmful. Often, having a diagnosis provides a reach to life-saving treatments. When a diagnosis is made correctly, people with severe illness or mental health conditions may be able to extend th...
Social stigma could also play a role in parents’ decision to seek help [29]. For example, approaching a trained pediatrician might seem easier for some parents than getting the same diagnosis from a psychiatrist. The attitude of parents towards ADHD has also changed over the years, and in ...
Social stressors that impact on their lives included stigma, accommodation, substance abuse, financial issues, relationships and isolation. Family were identified as the main support to patients. Adopting a solely medical approach to TB treatment has limitations and the MSW should provide education to...
(e.g., housing, medical, mental health, substance abuse) to be successful [19,21,22,23]. As such, it requires significant relational coordination with external entities. Previous research has also demonstrated how external factors such as community stigma and broader politics often result in '...
(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,2019). In addition, a small body of research on public exposure to stigmatizing attitudes and behaviors suggests it creates a critical barrier to recovery. By undermining recovery capital and increasing motivation to avoid pejorative labels and...
Problems with adequately defining rurality for research and policy purposes, a shortage of qualified personnel, a lack of integration between primary-care and specialty mental health services, and stigma associated with mental illness have contributed to the mental health service crisis in rural areas....
These barriers include poverty, health literacy, perceived social support, mental health, substance abuse, and stigma. Three social cognitive theories are briefly reviewed to conceptualise the phenomenon of ART adherence, namely, the Health Belief Model, the Theory of Planned Behaviour, and the ...
The impact on parents of financial stress, the sense of shame and stigma often experienced and the consequences for their physical and mental health are highlighted. Under the government's austerity policy, there is an increase in poverty even in working families, an increase in homelessness and...