BMC Psychiatry, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 24(1)
Опубликована: Ноя. 8, 2024
The stigma associated with mental health disorders (MHDs) results in delayed help-seeking, limited access to services, suboptimal treatment, poor treatment outcomes, and an increased risk of human rights violations. This scoping review summarizes qualitative research on the lived experiences different stakeholders regarding strategies interventions combat for people MHDs.
Язык: Английский
European Neuropsychopharmacology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 80, С. 55 - 69
Опубликована: Фев. 17, 2024
Язык: Английский
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JCO Global Oncology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 11
Опубликована: Фев. 1, 2025
The WHO Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer, prompted by the marked inequity of survival across globe, aims to increase rates in low- and middle-income countries 60% 2030. In tandem with this effort, implementing survivorship-focused care is crucial mitigate late effects prevent early mortality beyond 5-year end point. observed burden secondary malignancies, cardiovascular disease, other chronic health conditions adult survivors childhood cancer high-income provides guidance generate evidence limited-resource settings. implementation risk stratification tools, population management, development contextually relevant delivery models, within current landscape survivorship Latin America, Africa, Asia as examples, are vital continue momentum ensure equitable quality life all cancer. This narrative review informed expert opinion serves a call action survivors, advocacy groups, professionals, systems, governments, global organizations look benchmark.
Язык: Английский
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JEADV Clinical Practice, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown
Опубликована: Янв. 8, 2025
ABSTRACT The impact of skin diseases can be devastating, encompassing physical symptoms such as bumps, rashes, hyper‐ or loss pigmentation, redness, itch, pain and scarring. consequences on mental health well‐being are often more detrimental, impacting the ability to conduct routine daily activities engage socially. Given prevalence dermatological conditions, it is critical that resources available address these needs. We conducted a review dermatology patient advocacy groups organizations’ websites determine what types support currently exist globally for individuals with conditions identified 26 featuring sections dedicated providing information, programs topics coping strategies, peer forums, counselling. Clinical trials observational studies have demonstrated many tools improve key well‐being‐related symptoms. In order new existing effective global scale, they should delivered through methods sensitive spectrum health‐related stigma, cultural beliefs. parts world where value privacy above openly speaking about one's feelings, smartphone adoption ubiquitous (i.e., Europe, South‐East Asia), digital might hold most potential uptake. regions Africa, remote rural Western Pacific, task‐shifting, process whereby laypeople trained by professionals deliver community‐based interventions, may promising format given professional shortages. To provide optimal those around future efforts focus evaluation benefits offered resources, their adaptation expansion befit other regions, align varied needs
Язык: Английский
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International Journal of Positivity & Well-Being, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 3(1)
Опубликована: Март 1, 2025
This cross-sectional study investigates the prevalence and levels of internalized stigma (IS) among individuals suffering from mental illness in South Tamilnadu, India. Conducted between December 2021 March 2022, involved 310 participants diagnosed with for at least six months. Data were collected using Internalized Stigma Mental Illness (ISMI) Inventory a semi-structured questionnaire capturing socio-demographic details. Statistical analyses, including Pearson correlation, one-way ANOVA, post-hoc Tukey HSD tests, employed to determine relationship IS various factors. The findings reveal high IS, 64.83% scoring above 2.5 on ISMI scale. Key factors influencing include age, education, employment, marital status, economic duration illness, regular doctor consultation. Young adults, lower educational attainment, unemployed individuals, those longer exhibited higher levels. Notably, who regularly consulted doctors fewer hospital admissions reported highlights significant disparities underscoring need targeted anti-stigma programs. Enhancing awareness education about improving access health resources, fostering supportive environments are crucial mitigating IS. call comprehensive, individualized treatment plans considering each patient's social context promote better outcomes facilitate integration psychiatric illnesses.
Язык: Английский
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PLoS ONE, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 20(3), С. e0319458 - e0319458
Опубликована: Март 18, 2025
Background Despite initiatives to increase access mental health care and improve the quality of life for individuals living with illness, there is limited information on internalized stigma its impact these individuals. This study aimed determine prevalence internalised identify associated factors (sociodemographic, clinical, substance use) among people illness attending an outpatient clinic in Ethiopia. Method Institution-based cross-sectional was conducted patients at University Gondar Hospital clinic. We recruited 638 participants from using systematic random sampling interval three applied. Internalised measured nine-item (ISMI-9) Mental Illness Scale. Variables were coded entered into SPSS-28 software further analysis. To analyze data, we used descriptive multivariate logistic regression Adjusted odds ratio (AOR) 95% confidence (CI) p-value less than 0.05 considered significant. Results Prevalence 49.1% (95% CI: 45, 52). The following attributes a greater likelihood high stigma, no formal education (AOR=2.19, CI:1.33, 3.61); fair self-reported (AOR=3.12, CI:1.28, 7.59), poor (AOR= 9.11, 2.89, 28.73), suicidal ideation (AOR=1.95, CI:1.37, 2.79), alcohol users 1.89, CI:1.24,2.91), patient low self-esteem (AOR=1.55, CI:1.09, 2.21), drug adherence (AOR=2.2, CI:1.30,3.71), family history use 2.46, CI:1.54,3.93). Conclusions high. Therefore, anti-stigma activities, early support, information, reduction behaviors are all necessary reduce illnesses.
Язык: Английский
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Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025
Язык: Английский
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International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown
Опубликована: Май 28, 2024
Abstract We conducted a household survey among 6061 adults in Lesotho to (1) assess the prevalence of moderate/severe mental health (MH) and substance use (SU) problems (2) describe MH SU service cascades, (3) predictors problem awareness (i.e., having MH/SU that requires treatment). Moderate/severe or was reported between 0.7% for anxiety past 2 weeks 36.4% alcohol 3 months. The treatment gaps were high both (62% gap; 82% gap) (89% 95% gap). Individuals with higher than median wealth had lower those living urban settings greater awareness. Research should investigate how increase population reduce burden these conditions this setting.
Язык: Английский
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Culture Medicine and Psychiatry, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 48(4), С. 792 - 815
Опубликована: Июль 17, 2024
Язык: Английский
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Social Sciences & Humanities Open, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 9, С. 100899 - 100899
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024
International students in Japan face unique mental health challenges stemming from cultural and linguistic differences, potentially accentuated by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, research on of this demographic is scarce. This study aims to describe their status, awareness resources, attitudes toward seeking support. conducted analyses based data collected though an online survey at a national university during October November 2022. were surveyed about awareness, attitude. Descriptive statistics Chi-square tests employed examine associations between responses variables. Among 116 participants, 6.9% reported experiencing poor health, 16.4% rated as fair, 1.7% expressed uncertainly status. Similarly, 4.3% indicated physical 21.6% 0.9% uncertainty health. Additionally, felt that adversely affected daily life academics, 12.1% believed had similar negative impact. Awareness resources was notably low, with only 25.9% being informed. Furthermore, limited observed among older (χ2 = 8.176, p < 0.01), degree-seeking 4.727, 0.05), those African countries 4.721, compared counterparts. A total 10.4% reluctance pursue informal support, 9.5% showed reservations formal The underscores critical need for targeted outreach development accessible, culturally sensitive interventions international Japan. Enhancing accessibility can contribute wellbeing demographic, improving academic outcomes fostering more inclusive, supportive environment students, thereby advancing collaboration understanding.
Язык: Английский
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Trauma Violence & Abuse, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown
Опубликована: Сен. 14, 2024
Little research exists on the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-intimate partner violence (IPV)-mental health (MH) syndemic impact parenting. The objective of this scoping review is to identify and summarize available evidence regarding relationship between HIV or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), IPV, poor MH among mothers caregivers who as women. We conducted according Joanna Briggs Institute Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews meta-analyses extension guidelines, a comprehensive search was from 2001 September 2023. inclusion criteria targeted studies examining at least two HIV, epidemics participants their Both qualitative quantitative were included. Covidence software used screen extract data. Twenty-three included in analysis. Most United States. Furthermore, all designs, with most being longitudinal. concentrated IPV-MH no found HIV-IPV Research HIV-IPV-MH that an diagnosis exacerbated negative impacts showed significantly influences parenting, leading less nurturing more punitive behaviors. Studies did not find direct association IPV harsh parenting practices, mediated by MH. HIV-MH anxiety maternal depression frequent disorders. revealed living different syndemics, (IPV-MH-HIV, HIV-MH, IPV-MH) adversely affects resulting harsher
Язык: Английский
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