Stigma significantly hinders the effective management of mental illness in Pakistan, particularly among adolescents and young adults. Given that stigmatizing beliefs can vary across different socioeconomic and demographic groups, it is crucial to study these variations withi...
preparedness of countries to respond, and economic vulnerabilities that impact the prevalence of mental health problems. Research on the social and economic burden is needed to better manage mental health problems during and after epidemics or pandemics.Systematic...
They’ll look you square in the eye and say ‘I get it and understand.’ I look at them and I go, ‘No you don’t.’‘No you don’t, go back to class, go back to school, go back to where you came from’” Stigma that officers seeking mental health services are not fit to...
Similar to other regions that are made up of LMICs and among minority ethnic groups, finances, stigma, and lack of awareness alongside social and cultural beliefs also contribute to the major barriers for CYP accessing and receiving mental health support [24, 25]. Together these issues have ...
Poor mental health among medical students is widely acknowledged. Studies on mental health among medical students of Nepal are lacking. Therefore, we conducted a study to determine the prevalence of mental disorders. A cross-sectional study was conducted
Only 14.47% of Saudi youth with any mental disorder received treatment for a lifetime disorder. Age, parental education, and family history of disorders emerged as significant correlates of mental health treatment. Lifetime mental disorders are highly prevalent among Saudi youth. There is an unmet ...
While military personnel are likely to provide truthful answers if they believe a survey will be used for legitimate purposes and individual answers will remain confidential (Warner et al., 2011), the presence or perception of mental illness stigma (Kim et al., 2010) and a bias against ...
In this first nationwide survey of mental disorders in China, we found that anxiety disorders were the most prevalent. Using multiple stage sampling on 157 Disease Surveillance Points, countrywide representativeness of the CMHS was ensured.13Because of social stigma and the diverse nature of psychotic...
Therefore, if heterosexual or homosexual orientation are not specified by particular psychological symptoms, bisexuality is characterized by a strong link with some facets of psychological distress, which are likely caused by a peculiar double stigma. In conclusion, through a specific psychometric tool,...
The high rate of unemployment among young adults in Ethiopia, which was 25.3% in 2018, is a major social, and public health concern. The risk of mental health problems like depression is higher among the unemployed than among the employed. However, there was no study conducted on the preval...