Sharing her thoughts on the survey, Aanandita Vaghani, Founder at UnFix Your Feelings, said, \"India is grappling with a severe mental health crisis, driven by stigma and silence. Statistics reveal that over 60 million Indians suffer from mental health disorders -...
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through life experiences). Participants described these attributes as helpful in that they were better able to ignore stigmatizing attitudes and beliefs around their mental health diagnoses. These participants had lower internalized
Construction remains male-dominated, and panelists discussed the “tough guy” culture as another obstacle to getting help for mental health issues. “Many people don’t want to lean in to access a therapist and have those conversations. If you’re male and are not open to it, you may not...
Meaning These findings suggest that improved conscientiousness and training around avoiding stigmatizing language in medical notes could improve health equity. Abstract Importance Stigmatizing language in the electronic health record (EHR) may alter treatment plans, transmit biases between clinicians, and ...
By providing a psychometrically sound instrument that measures stigma through the lens of personal values, this study contributes to the theoretical framework of stigma research, offering a more nuanced perspective on the cultural nuances of mental health stigma. The instrument combines public perception...
On some campuses, the number of students seeking treatment has nearly doubled over the last five years while overall enrollment has remained relatively flat. The increase has been tied to reduced stigma aroundmental health, along with rising rates of depression and other disorders. Universities have...
The first is related to disability per se, understood as the lack of or a significant decrease in physical, sensory, or mental abilities resulting in health, social and/or work dissatisfaction that impairs normal functioning [1]. The popularity of the medical model of the disease has increased...
The HIV problem in China is compounded by depersonalization; infected people are discussed only as statistics, which makes it difficult to make urgent and specific changes. For example, shortages of medical supplies such as masks and gloves becomes debated as a general funding issue. However, ...
First, the period around the turn of the century (1996-2006) saw a substantial increase in the public acceptance of biomedical causes of mental illness. Survey participants were more likely to recognize problems as mental illness and draw a line between daily troubles and diagnosable conditions. ...