Results indicated that there was more coverage of issues of stigma and mental health insurance parity, fewer themes of dangerousness, and fewer articles with negative tone in 1999 than in 1989. However, dangerousness was still the most common theme of 1999 articles and negative articles were ...
Magazine articles Newspaper articles Encyclopedia articles Action for Mental Health: Final Report, 1961 Joint Commission on Mental Illness and Health. Basic Books, 1961 Read preview Social Inequalities and the Distribution of the Common Mental Disorders David Melzer; Tom Fryers; Rachel Jenkins...
Figure 1. Though awareness of mental health issues continues to increase, there is still a stigma associated with many mental disorders that should be addressed, both at an individual and societal level.Public-opinion studies have confirmed the widespread existence of negative stereotypes about ...
The last year has been challenging for everyone. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on people’s mental health and well-being, causing social isolation and loneliness. Lockdown restrictions have taken over our daily lives, vulnerable p... The Mental Health Review Journal would lik...
In the past decade, there have been extensive efforts in the Western world to raise public awareness about mental health problems, with the goal of reducing or preventing these symptoms across the population. Despite these efforts, reported rates of mental health problems have increased in these co...
S.v. It is time to change our attitudes towards 'taboo' of mental health issues; The Time to Change Wales campaign recently held an event in the Senedd to discuss how to reduce stigma about mental health. Health Wales looked at some of the core themes discussed and the views of those ...
Active interaction with a person who has lived experience of mental health issues appears to be more effective than passive interaction, though the delivery method (e.g. in person vs. virtual) seems to make less of a difference [4]. Previous work has shown increased mental health service ...
Disaster mental health handouts, guides, and other information for disaster mental health workers, and victims, following natural or man-made disasters. Information for disaster workers, clinicians, researchers, students.
Top health stories: a dramatic rise in mental health issues among teenagers in the US; Equatorial Guinea confirms Marburg virus outbreak; the UN says pollution is worsening the global superbug problem. 1. Survey reveals mental health crisis among teenage girls in US ...
There is scant knowledge of the involvement of developing country pharmacists in mental healthcare. The objectives of this study were: to examine the existing role of Ghanaian community and hospital pharmacists in the management of mental illness, and to