Community health workers and stigma associated with mental illness: an integrative literature review

BS Carrara, SJ Bobbili, CAA Ventura - Community Mental Health Journal, 2023 - Springer
Community health workers (CHWs) are facilitators between health services and service
users, providing essential and effective support to those seeking health care. However …

The impact of community-based mental health service provision on stigma and attitudes towards professional help-seeking

M Kearns, OT Muldoon, RM Msetfi… - Journal of Mental …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Stigma of mental ill-health and attitudes towards help-seeking are recognized
barriers to seeking professional help, and have previously been linked to the type of support …

Mental health-related stigma and attitudes toward patient care among providers of mental health services in a rural Chinese county

Y Deng, AL Wang, R Frasso, MS Ran… - … Journal of Social …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background and aims: The increasing prevalence of mental illness and low treatment rate
presents a pressing public health issue in China. Pervasive stigma is a significant barrier to …

The community health worker experience and perception toward mental illness: A multi-settings cross-sectional study in Indonesia

M Marthoenis, R Fitryasari, M Martina… - … Journal of Social …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The experiences and perceptions of Community Health Workers toward mental
illness are vital for tailoring interventions, reducing stigma, improving access to services, and …

Stigma and discrimination related to mental health and substance use issues in primary health care in Toronto, Canada: a qualitative study

MA Murney, JC Sapag, SJ Bobbili… - International journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Purpose: Community Health Centres (CHCs) are an essential component of
primary health care (PHC) in Canada. This article examines health providers' …

[HTML][HTML] Strategies to reduce mental illness stigma: perspectives of people with lived experience and caregivers

S Shahwan, CMJ Goh, GTH Tan, WJ Ong… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Reducing the stigma surrounding mental illness is a global public health
priority. Traditionally, anti-stigma campaigns were led by mental health professionals …

[HTML][HTML] Perspectives of healthcare providers, service users, and family members about mental illness stigma in primary care settings: A multi-site qualitative study of …

M Koschorke, N Oexle, U Ouali, AV Cherian… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Stigma among healthcare providers is a barrier to the effective delivery of
mental health services in primary care. Few studies have been conducted in primary care …

A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Exploring Stigmatization and Recovery-Based Perspectives on Mental Illness and Substance Use Problems Among Primary …

A Khenti, SJ Bobbili, E Lentinello, JC Sapag… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Stigma toward mental health and substance use problems (MHSUP) represents a global
public health challenge that undermines the quality of mental health care. This study looked …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the knowledge, attitudes, and behavioural responses of healthcare students towards mental illnesses—A qualitative study

T Riffel, SP Chen - International journal of environmental research and …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Background: The stigma of mental illness causes delays in seeking help, and often
compromises victims' therapeutic relationships with healthcare providers. The knowledge …

[HTML][HTML] Changes in attitudes toward mental illness in healthcare professionals and students

YY Lien, HS Lin, CH Tsai, YJ Lien, TT Wu - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Mental-illness-related stigma not only exists in the public but also in healthcare systems.
Healthcare providers (HCPs) who have stigmatizing attitudes or behaviors might be thought …