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Evidence for effective interventions to reduce mental health-related stigma and discrimination in the medium and long term: systematic review
- Authors:
- MEHTA N., et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 207(5), 2015, pp.377-384.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Background: Most research on interventions to counter stigma and discrimination has focused on short-term outcomes and has been conducted in high-income settings. Aims: To synthesise what is known globally about effective interventions to reduce mental illness-based stigma and discrimination, in relation first to effectiveness in the medium and long term (minimum 4 weeks), and second to interventions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Method: Searches were conducted on six databases from 1980 to 2013 and a multi-language Google search was carried out for quantitative studies addressing the research questions. Effect sizes were calculated from eligible studies where possible, and narrative syntheses conducted. Subgroup analysis compared interventions with and without social contact. Results: Eighty studies (n = 422 653) were included in the review. For studies with medium or long-term follow-up (72, of which 21 had calculable effect sizes) median standardised mean differences were 0.54 for knowledge and −0.26 for stigmatising attitudes. Those containing social contact (direct or indirect) were not more effective than those without. The 11 LMIC studies were all from middle-income countries. Effect sizes were rarely calculable for behavioural outcomes or in LMIC studies. Conclusions: There is modest evidence for the effectiveness of anti-stigma interventions beyond 4 weeks follow-up in terms of increasing knowledge and reducing stigmatising attitudes. Evidence does not support the view that social contact is the more effective type of intervention for improving attitudes in the medium to long term. Methodologically strong research is needed on which to base decisions on investment in stigma-reducing interventions. (Edited publisher abstract)
Girls' attitudes survey 2015
- Author:
- GIRLGUIDING
- Publisher:
- Girlguiding
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 23
- Place of publication:
- London
This survey canvassed the views of 1,574 girls and young women from 7 to 21 across the UK. The findings give a stark insight into the many pressures girls face today - gender stereotyping, sexism and anxiety about mental wellbeing and fear of physical, emotional and sexual harm. Almost half of those aged 11 to 16 report experiencing bullying through social media (45 per cent) – yet girls feel their parents are more concerned about drug use, alcohol and smoking. Of those aged 11 to 21, 37 per cent say they have personally needed help with their mental health, while less than half of girls aged 11 to 16 say that they have talked about mental health during lessons at school. Three quarters say anxiety about sexual harassment negatively affects their lives – whether it’s their choice of clothing, their body confidence or their freedom to go where they want on their own. (Edited publisher abstract)
The study of mental distress and the (re)construction of identities in men and women with experience of long-term mental distress
- Authors:
- TIMANDER Ann-Charlott, GRINYER Anne, MOLLER Anders
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 30(3), 2015, pp.327-339.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article explores the possibility of using a theoretical framework drawn from disability studies in the field of mental health, and the study of identity (re)construction in the recovery process. In this PhD project, 33 narratives were analysed using framework analysis. The analysis showed that disablism was present and powerful in the participants’ lives, and also showed how disablism shaped how the participants thought and felt about themselves. As Carol Thomas argues, when analysing disablism one should also focus on who we are and are prevented from being, as disabled people. The conclusion is that processes of oppression were central when it comes to understanding the (re)construction of identities. A disability studies perspective is thus relevant in the field of mental distress, and can be used to enhance the understanding of the process of identity (re)construction. (Publisher abstract)
Attitudes and stigma held by healthcare and mental health care professionals towards people with mental illness
- Authors:
- NOBLETT Jo, HENDERSON Claire
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, January/February 2015, pp.24-27.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Summarises the key findings from a narrative review investigating the attitudes of health care professionals (excluding students and counsellors) towards people with mental health problems (excluding dementia and learning disability). Searches were carried out on five databases, including Medline and AMED. Key findings are discussed under the themes of: whether mental health professionals hold stigmatised attitudes to people using their services; the attitudes of other health professionals towards people using their services; the effects on quality of care of stigmatising attitudes of mental health and health professionals; and whether stigma and discrimination in the healthcare context can be reduced. Generally, mental health professionals tended to have move positive attitudes when compared to the general health professionals or the population. Theories put forward to explain negative attitudes included stress and burnout. Interventions identified to reduce stigma and discrimination included educational based interventions and improved supervision and training policies. (Original abstract)
Relationship between the public's belief in recovery, level of mental illness stigma, and previous contact
- Author:
- BARCZYK Amanda N.
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 51(1), 2015, pp.38-47.
- Publisher:
- Springer
Disbelief exits that individuals who have a mental health condition are able to recover and fully function in life. This study analysed 1,437 adults from the 2006 General Social Survey. Structural equation modelling (1) examined the relationship between respondents' level of prejudicial attitudes and social distance (i.e., stigma) toward individuals who have a mental health condition and their belief in the potential of recovery (2) tested whether previous contact with an individual who received treatment was a mediator. Findings indicated that the belief in recovery led to lower levels of social distance. Prejudicial attitudes were found to be a predictor of one's level of social distance. Previous contact was not a mediator however; males, minorities and those with less education were less likely to have had previous contact. Results indicated a need to emphasise the probability of recovering from a mental health condition when developing target-specific stigma reducing strategies. (Publisher abstract)
Health survey for England 2014: chapter 3 attitudes towards mental illness
- Authors:
- ILIC Nevena, et al
- Publisher:
- Health and Social Care Information Centre
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 15
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
This chapter presents findings from the Health Survey for England 2014, exploring attitudes among adults aged 16 and over towards mental illness. The survey used the Community Attitudes toward the Mentally Ill (CAMI) scale, which measures attitudes to prejudice and exclusion and to tolerance and support for community care. Attitudes are analysed in relation to a range of socio-economic characteristics, and by people’s knowledge and experience of mental illness. Overall, views were more positive in relation to prejudice and exclusion than to tolerance and support for community care, with mean scores of 76 and 71 respectively among all adults. Women consistently had significantly less prejudiced and more tolerant views than men while people living in the lowest income households or the most deprived areas were least likely to hold positive views in relation to prejudice and exclusion and to tolerance and support for community care. In addition, attitudes varied according to the highest level of educational qualification achieved - the least prejudiced and most tolerant attitudes were held by those with at least degree level education. Participant who knew someone with a mental illness or who had ever been diagnosed with some form of mental illness had more positive attitudes towards both factors. (Edited publisher abstract)