Kundadak Ganesh Kudva1, Samer El Hayek2, Anoop Krishna Gupta3, Shunya Kurokawa4, Liu Bangshan5, Maria Victoria C Armas-Villavicencio6, Kengo Oishi7, Saumya Mishra8, Saratcha Tiensuntisook9, Norman Sartorius10. 1. Early Psychosis Intervention Program, Institution of Mental Health, Singapore, Singapore. 2. Department of Psychiatry, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon. 3. National Medical College Teaching Hospital, Birgunj, Nepal. 4. Department of Psychiatry, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. 5. Mental Health Institute, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China. 6. Asian Hospital and Medical Center, Muntinlupa, Philippines. 7. Department of Psychiatry, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan. 8. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. 9. Chakri Naruebodindra, Bang Pla, Thailand. 10. AMH, Geneva, Switzerland.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Stigma against those who suffer from mental illness is a major issue in many nations. Stigma, which is comprised of prejudice, ignorance, and discrimination, serves as a barrier to seeking help and staying in contact with mental health services. It is thus imperative that concerted efforts are taken against stigma. METHODS: Eight young psychiatrists from eight Asian nations offer a narrative review of the state of stigma in their respective nations, the sociocultural reasons behind this stigma, recent anti-stigma efforts and the effects, if any, of such efforts. RESULTS: Despite these eight nations lying varying significantly in terms of economic developmental levels, there are sociocultural commonalities that undergird stigma across these nations. It is also evident that there have been more recent concerted efforts to combat this stigma, and in some countries, there has been a change in the perceptions of mental illness. CONCLUSION: The causes of stigma tend to be similar across various nations, and this perhaps suggests that international collaboration and a concerted global effort to combat this problem might thus be a possibility.
BACKGROUND: Stigma against those who suffer from mental illness is a major issue in many nations. Stigma, which is comprised of prejudice, ignorance, and discrimination, serves as a barrier to seeking help and staying in contact with mental health services. It is thus imperative that concerted efforts are taken against stigma. METHODS: Eight young psychiatrists from eight Asian nations offer a narrative review of the state of stigma in their respective nations, the sociocultural reasons behind this stigma, recent anti-stigma efforts and the effects, if any, of such efforts. RESULTS: Despite these eight nations lying varying significantly in terms of economic developmental levels, there are sociocultural commonalities that undergird stigma across these nations. It is also evident that there have been more recent concerted efforts to combat this stigma, and in some countries, there has been a change in the perceptions of mental illness. CONCLUSION: The causes of stigma tend to be similar across various nations, and this perhaps suggests that international collaboration and a concerted global effort to combat this problem might thus be a possibility.
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