Reducing stigmatizing attitudes held by future health professionals: The person is the message.

Sadow, Dolly; Ryder, Marie

doi:10.1037/1541-1559.5.4.362

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“…This is consistent with previous research demonstrating that clinical placements or anti-stigma programs are not enough to reduce stigma and improve attitudes towards mental illness. 30 Interestingly, there were significant improvements in students' scores on the severe depression items as well as schizophrenia items even though most of the consumer educators had a psychotic illness rather than an affective disorder. This indicates that the students may have extrapolated the cases to mental illness in general.…”

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“…Our results are consistent with previous studies demonstrating that when health professionals and students come into contact with consumers with a mental illness in an educational setting, stigma is decreased and attitudes towards mental illness are improved. 21,22,30 Given that we know health professionals often have suboptimal attitudes towards mental illness and the impact this can have on patient care, 13,31 integrating contact with consumers into pharmacy curricula may be a useful method of addressing these barriers.…”

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Consumer-led Mental Health Education for Pharmacy Students

O’Reilly

Bell

Chen

2010

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

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Objective. To evaluate a consumer-led teaching intervention to reduce pharmacy students' stigma towards depression and schizophrenia, and improve attitudes toward providing pharmaceutical care for consumers with mental illness. Design. Third-year bachelor of pharmacy degree students were given a series of mental health lectures, undertook supervised weekly placements in the community pharmacy setting, and attended a tutorial led by trained mental health consumer educators. Assessment. A previously validated 26-item survey instrument was administered at baseline, 6 weeks postintervention, and 12 months postintervention, and 3 focus groups were conducted. Survey instruments were completed by 225 students at baseline, 230 students postintervention, and 228 students at 12 months. Students' stigma decreased (p , 0.05) and their attitudes toward the provision of pharmaceutical services to consumers with a mental illness showed significant improvements (p , 0.05). These improvements were maintained at the 12-month follow-up. Four themes emerged from the focus groups: knowledge and experience of mental illness, mental health stigma, impacts on attitudes and self-reported behavior, and the role of the pharmacist in mental healthcare. Conclusions. Consumer-led education for pharmacy students may provide a sustainable reduction in stigma and improve attitudes towards providing pharmaceutical services to consumers with a mental illness.

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Consumer-led Mental Health Education for Pharmacy Students

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Bell

Chen

2010

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

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“…11 The current results provide further evidence that it is not the quantity but the quality and the type of contract with people with mental illness that influence stigma reduction. 22,34,35 Previous research has shown that basic health education and experience alone are not sufficient to reduce stigma. 35 Stigma reduction seems to require the full experience of relating to a person with mental illness who embodies the hope of recovering and living a full life.…”

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“…22,34,35 Previous research has shown that basic health education and experience alone are not sufficient to reduce stigma. 35 Stigma reduction seems to require the full experience of relating to a person with mental illness who embodies the hope of recovering and living a full life. Such an experience can result in the personal, affective ingredients for stimulating empathy and connection.…”

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A Depression Training Session With Consumer Educators to Reduce Stigmatizing Views and Improve Pharmacists’ Depression Care Attitudes and Practices

Liekens

Smits

Laekeman

et al. 2013

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

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Objective. To measure the impact of a depression training day for pharmacists that included a 75-minute session with a consumer educator. Design. The training day included interactive lectures on depression; the effects and side effects of and indications for the use of antidepressants; adherence issues; non-drug treatment options for depression; and basic skills in communication. Pharmacists also participated in a session with a consumer educator and in counseling exercises that included role playing. Assessment. The study used a randomized, clustered, comparative design to measure pharmacists' stigma, attitudes, and current practice related to the provision of pharmaceutical care to people with depression. Mean scores for depression-care practice after the training session were significantly higher in the intervention group than in the control group. Analysis of the changes between baseline and postintervention measures in both the control and intervention groups confirmed a significant difference in the change in both social distance and practice but no significant difference in the change in attitude between the 2 groups of pharmacists. Conclusion. A continuing-education depression training day for pharmacists that involve consumer educators may improve the care delivered in the community pharmacy to people with depression.

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“…This is what has been called the "courtesy of stigma", meaning the result of being related to a person with a stigma [4,11,18]. In general, everyone who comes into close contact with the mentally ill, such as mental health support groups and even mental health professionals [4,13,19,20], suffers from their own type of public stigma. For example, a psychiatrist's authority has been considered inferior to other medical experts, so patients often ignore their advice and, therefore, they frequently appear ineffective [21].…”

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Strategies to fight stigma toward people with mental disorders: Perspectives from different stakeholders

Corbière¹,

Samson²,

Villotti³

et al. 2012

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This study aims to provide a more complete and exhaustive perspective on the whole range of potential strategies to fight stigma by considering the perspectives of different stakeholders. Delegates to a Canadian conference were invited to participate in a survey that focused on stigma, from which the responses to the following question were analyzed: tell us briefly what you do to reduce prejudice and stigma toward people with a diagnosis of mental disorder? From 253 participants, 15 categories of strategies to fight stigma were identified from the verbatim (e.g., sharing/encouraging disclosure). These categories fell under six main themes: education, contact, protestation, person centered, working on recovery and social inclusion, and reflexive consciousness. The occurrence of these themes was different among stakeholders (clinical, organizational, and experiential knowledge). For example, people with mental disorders (experiential knowledge) often mentioned contact and person centered strategies, while mental health professionals (clinical knowledge) preferred education and working on recovery and social inclusion strategies. The results from this study highlight the need to pay more attention to the concept of disclosure of mental disorders in the process for de-stigmatization. Future studies are needed to assess the impact of the emerging strategies to fight stigma in the community.

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Reducing stigmatizing attitudes held by future health professionals: The person is the message.

Cited by 47 publications

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Consumer-led Mental Health Education for Pharmacy Students

Consumer-led Mental Health Education for Pharmacy Students

A Depression Training Session With Consumer Educators to Reduce Stigmatizing Views and Improve Pharmacists’ Depression Care Attitudes and Practices

Strategies to fight stigma toward people with mental disorders: Perspectives from different stakeholders

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