Mental illness-related stigma in healthcare
By Stephanie Knaak, Ed Mantler, Andrew C. H. Szeto. Healthcare Management Forum, 2017
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Mental illness-related stigma, including that which exists in the healthcare system and among healthcare providers, creates serious barriers to access and quality care. It is also a major concern for healthcare practitioners themselves, both as a workplace culture issue and as a barrier for help seeking. This article provides an overview of the main barriers to access and quality care created by stigmatization in healthcare, a consideration of contributing factors, and a summary of Canadian-based research into promising practices and approaches to combatting stigma in healthcare environments.
Subfields: General Health Professions, Social Psychology
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- Prioritizing the Mental Health and Well-Being of Healthcare Workers: An Urgent Global Public Health Priority (2021, background): “The stigma accociated with mental health issues has inwardfacing impacts for health professionals’ willingness to seek help or disclose a mental health problem, which can result in an over-reliance on self-treatment, low peer support—including ostracization and judgment from co-workers if disclosure”