“Attitudes and Beliefs toward Mental Illness in Central Assam”

Borooah, Indranee Phookan; Ghosh, Samik

doi:10.9790/0837-2202013137

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“…Moreover, females scored higher than males on the positive attitude scale. This is consistent with international studies Borooah & Ghosh, 2017;Savrun et al, 2007;Yuan et al, 2016) and a Saudi-based study (Khalil, 2017).…”

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“…The literature reported conflicting results related to the association between gender and attitudes toward mental illness. International studies have reported that females have more positive attitudes than males toward mental illness Borooah & Ghosh, 2017;Savrun et al, 2007;Yuan et al,2016). This finding has been confirmed in a Saudi-based study (Khalil, 2017).…”

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confidence: 78%

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Young Adults' Attitudes toward Mental Illness in Saudi Arabia

Alkhulaidi

Taher²,

Ashour³

et al. 2018

Int J Innov Educ Res

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Background: Public attitudes influence social acceptability of mental illness and one’s decision to seek help. Despite the high prevalence rate of psychological disorders in Saudi Arabia, few studies have been conducted to examine young adults’ attitudes toward mental illness in the Kingdom. Up until today, no studies have examined the differences in attitudes toward mental illness between Saudis and non-Saudis living in Saudi Arabia. Aim: The main aim of the study is to examine associations between demographic characteristics (educational level, gender, past experience with mental illness and nationality), and attitudes toward mental illness in Saudi Arabia. Participants and methods: The sample in this study consisted of 242 participants (females = 188; males = 54), aged 18-29. Attitudes toward mental illness were assessed using a modified version of the Attitudes to Mental Illness (AMI). The 20-item instrument measures four factors of attitudes: social distancing, tolerance and support for community care, social restrictiveness, and prejudice and misconception. The data was collected using surveys posted online. Results: Results revealed that people with bachelor’s degrees or higher are more socially distant and socially restrictive toward people with mental illness. Consistent with previous findings, participants with past experiences with mental illness scored higher on positive attitude scale, scoring lower on social distancing, social restrictiveness, prejudice and misconception and higher on tolerance and support for community care than people with no past experiences with mental illness. In addition, females scored higher than males on the positive attitude scale, scoring lower in social distancing, prejudice and misconception and higher on tolerance and support for community care. Furthermore, Saudis scored higher on positive attitude scale, scoring lower than non-Saudis on social distancing and prejudice and misconceptions. Conclusion and recommendations: The findings of this study revealed that young adults’ attitudes toward mental illness are influenced by educational level, gender, past experience with mental illness and nationality.

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Young Adults' Attitudes toward Mental Illness in Saudi Arabia

Alkhulaidi

Taher²,

Ashour³

et al. 2018

Int J Innov Educ Res

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“…In Assam, people with SUD and associated mental health challenges are often stigmatized and assumed to be criminals. 45 As an educational tool, our model has the potential to challenge myths about SUD and increase the possibility of constructive community support for young people and their families. The transformation of community ‘gossip’ from negative to positive over an individual's recovery journey is documented in rural America, supporting the conclusion that community education is an important route to help addicts into long‐term recovery.…”

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Pathways to recovery model of youth substance misuse in Assam, India

Madill

Duara

Goswami³

et al. 2022

Health Expectations

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Introduction There are global calls for better understanding of substance use disorder (SUD) to inform prevention, risk reduction and treatment of this relapse‐prone disorder. Our aim in this article is to understand the pathways to recovery of youth in Assam, India who have suffered SUD. Methods We recruited 15 participants (11 men and 4 women) via two rehabilitation facilities. All are addicts‐in‐recovery aged 19–24 years. Material was generated through photo‐led interviews, analysed using an inductive variant of thematic analysis and the resulting model refined through expert and participant checks. Results We present a multiroute, multidirectional pathway to recovery model. It has three phases, Recreational Use , Addiction ( Relaxed , Chaotic , Strategic ) and Supported Recovery , each phase consisting of cycling between, or transitioning through, a series of stages. Conclusions The model enhances psycho‐socio‐cultural insights into the experience of risk and recovery, and informs prevention and treatment for youth substance misuse in Assam. This is the first model of its kind and an important public health resource. We discuss the possible transferability of the model to a wider range of contexts. Patient or Public Contribution The model presented was generated through analysis of interviews with addicts‐in‐recovery. Four of these addicts‐in‐recovery, and two mental health and rehabilitation service providers, conducted participant and expert checks of the model leading to its improvement.

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“…Em relação à variável sexo (Hipótese 1), foi verificado no presente estudo que os homens têm perceções mais enviesadas relativamente aos mitos da doença mental que as mulheres, o que é corroborado por dois estudos pré-existentes (22)(23)(24) . Este facto, de acordo com a literatura, poderá estar relacionado à tendência para uma maior predisposição das mulheres para ajudarem as pessoas com doença mental, nomeadamente dando-lhes conselhos e apoio emocional (22) , sendo desde logo possível exemplificar com a resposta à questão 6, que afirma que a doença mental é contagiosa, e à questão 35 que afirma que as pessoas Escala Mitos na Doença Mental com depressão são perigosas, em que os resultados obtidos apresentam uma diferença da média, entre estes grupos, significativa.…”

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“…Deste modo conclui-se que os homens apresentam mais mitos associados às pessoas com doença mental que as mulheres, e que quem trabalha na área da saúde mental tem menos mitos associados que os demais. Importa ainda realçar o já supra descrito, que diz respeito ao verificado diversa literatura internacional, que atenta como um dos principais fatores para a supressão dos mitos e estigmas para com as pessoas com doença mental, a interação com esta população (23) .…”

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<br/> ESCALA MITOS NA DOENÇA MENTAL: ESTUDO PRELIMINAR E PROPRIEDADES PSICOMÉTRICAS

Alho

Pinho

Alfredo

2020

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Introdução: as doenças mentais interferem no funcionamento psicológico, social e ocupacional, pelo que sempre foi difícil para a sociedade o seu entendimento, estando, na antiguidade, relacionada a componentes esotéricos. Dada a incompreensão da sociedade perante estas doenças, o estigma é uma realidade atual, sendo muitos os mitos associados.Objetivo: avaliar a fiabilidade e validade da Escala Mitos na Doença Mental e avaliar os mitos na sociedade portuguesa associados à doença mental.Método: estudo quantitativo, metodológico, transversal e descritivo, com uma amostra de 394 participantes da sociedade portuguesa. Foi aplicado um questionário sociodemográfico e uma escala sobre mitos em doenças mentais, ambos desenvolvidos pelos autores para a presente investigação. Pretendeu-se verificar a existência de vieses relacionados aos mitos em diferentes grupos, nomeadamente entre os sexos, sofrendo ou não de doença mental, trabalhando ou não na área da saúde mental, e possuindo um familiar com doença mental.Resultados: obtiveram-se diferenças estatisticamente significativas entre os sexos (t=-2,004; p<0,05), sendo que os homens apresentaram mais mitos associados à doença mental, do que as mulheres, e na área de trabalho (t=-3,591; p<0,001), em que quem trabalhava na área da saúde mental apresentou menos mitos associados.Conclusão: os resultados indicam que as pessoas que não lidam com doenças mentais profissionalmente têm mais mitos associados à doença mental. Recomenda-se a implementação de estratégias que visem reduzir os mitos da população, de modo a reduzir o estigma associado e as consequências do mesmo na reabilitação da pessoa com doença mental.Palavras-Chave: doença mental; estigma social; saúde mental; estudos de validação; psicometria. RESUMENIntroducción: debido a las características inherentes de las enfermedades mentales que interfieren con el funcionamiento psicológico, social y ocupacional, siempre fue difícil de entender para la sociedad y, en el pasado, estaba relacionado con componentes esotéricos. Por lo tanto, el estigma es común y existen muchos mitos asociados con la enfermedad mental.Objetivo: evaluar la confiabilidad y validez de la escala Mitos en Enfermedades Mentales y evaluar los mitos en la sociedad portuguesa asociados con la enfermedad mental.

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“Attitudes and Beliefs toward Mental Illness in Central Assam”

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Young Adults' Attitudes toward Mental Illness in Saudi Arabia

Young Adults' Attitudes toward Mental Illness in Saudi Arabia

Pathways to recovery model of youth substance misuse in Assam, India

<br/> ESCALA MITOS NA DOENÇA MENTAL: ESTUDO PRELIMINAR E PROPRIEDADES PSICOMÉTRICAS

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