Community perception of mental disorders

Peluso, Érica de Toledo Piza; Blay, Sérgio Luís

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“…Salvadorans were less knowledgeable of biological bases, and had more misconceptions about and stigmas toward schizophrenics. This finding is not consistent with Toledo Piza and Blay (2004) who reported an overall positive attitude toward and identification of mental illnesses in Latin America. The recognition rate of schizophrenia found in E.S.…”

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“…Generally, recognition of schizophrenia in a case vignette is high across countries, ranging from 70 to 90 percent (Angermeyer & Matschinger, 2003;Lauber, Nordt, Falcato, & Rössler, 2003;Link et al, 1999). Toledo Piza and Blay (2004) concluded that in Latin America, schizophrenia is the most identifiable mental illness, just as it is in developed countries (e.g., Brazil: D'Amorim, 1981; Dominica: Kohn, Sharma, Camilleri, & Levav, 2000;Mexico: Parra, 1987;Nicaragua: Penayo, Jacobsson, Caldera, & Bermann, 1988). In fact, they found that studies carried out in Latin America indicate a general positive attitude toward mental illnesses (e.g., Mexico: Garcia-Silberman, 1998; Argentina: Stefani, 1984).…”

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“…In fact, they found that studies carried out in Latin America indicate a general positive attitude toward mental illnesses (e.g., Mexico: Garcia-Silberman, 1998; Argentina: Stefani, 1984). However, Toledo Piza and Blay (2004) suggested that these studies may have methodological shortcomings, and their conclusions may be somewhat suspicious. Acuña and Bolis (2005) noted that knowledge, social rejection, stigma, and access to health services are problems to which little attention is given to in Latin America.…”

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Mental Health Literacy toward Schizophrenia in College Students from El Salvador and the United States of America

Mora¹

2017

Univ Psychol

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The present study tested the hypothesis that El Salvador (E.S.) college students will show less knowledge, recognition, and help-seeking attitudes, and more social distance and negative attributions toward schizophrenia than will U.S. students. It is also of interest in this study to investigate if E.S. college students would have lower mental health literacy and thus, more social distance attitudes toward schizophrenia, than would U.S. students. Discriminant function analysis (DFA) was used. The predicted variable was country of membership: El Salvador and the U.S. The predictors were recognition, knowledge, social distance, helpseeking attitudes, and negative attribution toward schizophrenic patients. The participants (N = 340) were students from a university in E.S. and in California. Through a survey, participants were asked to diagnose a person described in a case vignette. Knowledge of schizophrenia and social distance attitudes were measured. Principal component analyses using oblimin rotation were conducted to build composite factors from the observed variables. The discriminant function accurately predicted 74.4% of the participants' country of membership, χ 2 (1) = 75.23, p < 0.001. At the individual level, 69.9% of individuals from the U.S. and 77.5% of individuals from E.S. were correctly classified. Furthermore, results indicated that U.S. students recognized schizophrenia at a higher rate, compared to E.S. students. In the E.S. group, social distance attitudes differed with level of MHL. These findings are troublesome in that social distance attitudes inhibit help-seeking behavior. Education programs aimed at promoting mental health awareness among the E.S. population are indicated.

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Mental Health Literacy toward Schizophrenia in College Students from El Salvador and the United States of America

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2017

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“…An overview of mental health research was conducted in 30 Latin American and Caribbean countries in order to understand the challenges in reducing the 10/90 gap 35. Most countries allocated less than 1% of their gross domestic product to research and human development, and less than 1% of their health budgets to mental health,11 with the consequence that mental health research publications from LAMICs comprise a small proportion of the world's total research output on mental health.…”

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Capacity Building in Global Mental Health Research

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Harvard Review of Psychiatry

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Research-generated information about mental disorders is crucial in order to establish the health needs in a given setting, to propose culturally apt and cost-effective individual and collective interventions, to investigate their implementation, and to explore the obstacles that prevent recommended strategies from being implemented. Yet the capacity to undertake such research in low- and middle-income countries is extremely limited. This article describes two methods that have proved successful in strengthening, or that have the potential to strengthen, mental health research capacity in low-resource settings. We identify the central challenges to be faced, review current programs offering training and mentorship, and summarize the key lessons learned. A structured approach is proposed for the career development of research staff at every career stage, to be accompanied by performance monitoring and support. A case example from the Mental Health and Poverty Project in sub-Saharan Africa illustrates how this approach can be put into practice—in particular, by focusing upon training in core transferrable research skills. (harv rev psychiatry 2012;20:13–24.)

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“…More important than lack of surveillance is the inadequacy of appropriate infrastructure and personnel trained in effective substance abuse disorder treatment guidelines (Dua et al, 2011). While health care services are often inadequate in developing countries, the gap between need and services is particularly great for mental health and substance user treatment, perhaps because of the stigma associated with these disorders (de Toledo Piza Peluso & Blay, 2004; Hugo, Boshoff, Traut, Zungu-Dirwayi, & Stein, 2003) where they are often considered moral failings, not diseases (Dickson-Gómez et al, 2010). The lack of attention to substance use disorders has disastrous effects for developing countries, including loss of productivity, high traffic fatalities, higher rates of crime, and HIV infection (De La Haye & Huidobro, 2010).…”

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Substance Abuse Disorders Treatment in El Salvador: Analysis of Policy-Making-Related Failure

Dickson‐Gómez

2012

Substance Use & Misuse

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Illicit drug use and substance abuse disorders have increased dramatically in developing countries during recent decades. Sadly, treatment for people diagnosed as manifesting and/or attributed with substance abuse disorders in developing countries is usually inadequate to meet demand, not evidence based, and of poor quality. In response, international health organizations have developed best-practice guidelines for substance user treatment in developing countries, although little research has evaluated their implementation. This opinion piece will examine one such effort to improve substance user treatment in El Salvador. It will be argued that the program failed (2007–2008) because of a lack of political will by the Salvadoran government through their Ministry of Health to effectively supervise, monitor, and subsidize substance user treatment.

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Community perception of mental disorders

Cited by 86 publications

References 23 publications

Mental Health Literacy toward Schizophrenia in College Students from El Salvador and the United States of America

Mental Health Literacy toward Schizophrenia in College Students from El Salvador and the United States of America

Capacity Building in Global Mental Health Research

Substance Abuse Disorders Treatment in El Salvador: Analysis of Policy-Making-Related Failure

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