Henderson, Claire, Evans-Lacko, Sara 
ORCID: 0000-0003-4691-2630 and Thornicroft, Graham
(2013)
Mental illness stigma, help seeking, and public health programs.
American Journal of Public Health, 103 (5).
pp. 777-780.
ISSN 0090-0036
Abstract
Globally, more than 70% of people with mental illness receive no treatment from health care staff. Evidence suggests that factors increasing the likelihood of treatment avoidance or delay before presenting for care include (1) lack of knowledge to identify features of mental illnesses, (2) ignorance about how to access treatment, (3) prejudice against people who have mental illness, and (4) expectation of discrimination against people diagnosed with mental illness. In this article, we reviewed the evidence on whether large-scale anti-stigma campaigns could lead to increased levels of help seeking.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Official URL: | http://ajph.aphapublications.org/loi/ajph |
| Additional Information: | © 2013 American Public Health Association |
| Divisions: | Personal Social Services Research Unit |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Aug 2015 14:50 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Apr 2024 03:06 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/62991 |
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