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• Title: Stigmatising Attitudes Towards the Mentally Ill: A Survey in a Nigerian University Teaching Hospital (Report)
• Author : South African Journal of Psychiatry
• Release Date : January 01, 2010
• Genre: Health & Fitness,Books,Health, Mind & Body,
• Pages : * pages
• Size : 214 KB

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Research findings from several countries have confirmed the global nature of negative attitudes towards the mentally ill. (1) Poor community knowledge of causes and the presentation of mental disorders have sometimes been advanced as reasons for stigmatising attitudes. Psycho-educational interventions have been used as a tool in the fight against stigma and discrimination related to mental illness by the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) in more than 20 countries. (2) The results of the WPA school workshop programme in UK and Canadian secondary schools are quite encouraging. (2) Although it is postulated that educational interventions may lead to a reduction in stigmatising behaviours towards the mentally ill, (3-5) it appears that there is no direct relationship between stigmatising opinions and lack of knowledge of mental illness, even among mental health service providers. (6-8) The burden of mental illness with its attendant disability is particularly severe for people living in low-income countries. (9,10) Negative attitudes, discrimination, and stigma experiences of the mentally ill, coupled with poor knowledge of causes of mental illness, are likely to contribute to this disease burden. A few studies have shown that negative feelings against the mentally ill are prevalent in Nigerian communities. (11) There is a need for more research on community knowledge of likely causes of mental disorders and attitudes towards the mentally ill, using standard instruments. To this end we examined attitudes towards the mentally ill in a Nigerian university teaching hospital population using the Community Attitudes towards the Mentally Ill (CAMI) scale. (12) Data were also obtained on knowledge of possible causes of mental illness.

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