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Ito-Jaeger S, Perez Vallejos E, Curran T, Spors V, Long Y, Liguori A, Warwick M, Wilson M, Crawford P. Digital video interventions and mental health literacy among young people: a scoping review. J Ment Health 2022; 31:873-883. [PMID: 34006191 DOI: 10.1080/09638237.2021.1922642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND Mental health literacy is important as it relates to understanding mental illness, increasing help-seeking efficacy, and reducing mental illness-related stigma. One method to improve the mental health literacy of young people is a digital video intervention. AIMS A scoping review was conducted to map existing research in the area of digital video interventions for mental health literacy among young people. METHODS The scoping review was conducted following the PRISMA-ScR checklist. All results were screened based on our inclusion criteria. RESULTS Seventeen studies were selected for analysis. In most studies (n = 14), a digital video was the only intervention whereas three studies took a multi-intervention approach. Only two of the digital video interventions were co-created with people with mental illness or university students. All studies showed positive results in favor of digital video interventions in at least one component of mental health literacy or compared to one of the comparison conditions. CONCLUSIONS Digital video interventions represent effective tools for enhancing mental health literacy. However, there is a need for active involvement of end-users in co-creation and to attend to the production quality so that the digital video intervention is as relevant, informed, and effective as possible.
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- Sachiyo Ito-Jaeger
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom.,NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science, The London School of Economics and Political Science, London, United Kingdom
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- Mixed Reality Laboratory, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, University of Essex, Colchester, United Kingdom
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- School of Design and Creative Arts, Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom
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- School of Design and Creative Arts, Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom
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- School of Design and Creative Arts, Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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Eissazade N, Aeini Z, Ababaf R, Shirazi E, Boroon M, Mosavari H, Askari-Diarjani A, Ghobadian A, Shalbafan M. Investigation of a group of Iranian theater artists' mental health and attitude toward patients with mental disorders. Front Public Health 2022; 10:990815. [PMID: 36187674 PMCID: PMC9521666 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.990815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Introduction Stigmatizing attitude toward patients with severe mental disorders is one of the main obstacles of improving the mental health of societies. Media plays an important role in how the public views mental health issues. Thus, we have performed this study to investigate the Iranian theater artists' mental health status, and their view toward patients with severe mental disorders. Methods This cross-sectional study was performed via an online anonymous survey including the Social Distance Scale and the Dangerousness Scale measuring the attitude of participants toward patients with severe mental disorders, and the 28-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28). It was disseminated to artists who had the experience of working in theater in the past year in Iran. Results Our survey was responded by 104 artists. Social Distance Scale scores' mean was 10.67 (scores can range from 0 to 21) and the Dangerousness Scale scores' mean was 28.87 (scores can range from 8 to 56); higher scores indicate worse discrimination. Our participants' strongest fears were to let someone with a severe mental disorder to take care of their children, and for these groups of patients to obtain a hunting license. Twenty-six (25%) participants were at risk of moderate to severe anxiety, and 18 (17.3%) participants were at risk of moderate to severe depression. Conclusion By and large, our participants did not have a positive attitude toward patients with severe mental disorders. Providing the knowledge of mental health issues can help the general public to be more tolerant of the mentally ill and specifically, theater can be employed to fight stigmatizing mental health issues by educating its audience.
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- Negin Eissazade
- Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of French Language and Literature, Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
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- Mental Health Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, Psychosocial Health Research Institute, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Mental Health Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, Psychosocial Health Research Institute, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Mental Health Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, Psychosocial Health Research Institute, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Clinical Research Development Unit, 22 Bahman Hospital, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran
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- Mental Health Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, Psychosocial Health Research Institute, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Mental Health Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, Psychosocial Health Research Institute, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran,*Correspondence: Mohammadreza Shalbafan
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Rezvanifar F, Shariat SV, Shalbafan M, Salehian R, Rasoulian M. Developing an Educational Package to Improve Attitude of Medical Students Toward People With Mental Illness: A Delphi Expert Panel, Based on a Scoping Review. Front Psychiatry 2022; 13:860117. [PMID: 35360140 PMCID: PMC8964120 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.860117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2022] [Accepted: 02/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION The importance of stigma toward patients with mental illness in medical students as future physicians cannot be overemphasized. There is currently no formal training to reduce stigma toward mental illness in medical students in their educational curriculums in Iran like most other low and middle income countries. Therefore, aiming to provide a practical and effective training package focused on reducing stigma toward patients with mental illness in medical students, the current study conducted, as an expert panel with Delphi method, based on a scoping review, to develop an education package to improve attitude of medical students toward patients with mental illness. MATERIALS AND METHODS We surveyed the available international databases including PubMed, Google Scholar, Scopus, PsycINFO, Tripdatabase, Web of Science, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews as well as Persian databases including Iranmedex, SID, Irandoc and Magiran in February and March 2020. After an extensive review of related resources, 13 articles met our inclusion criteria. Then, we extracted the related data including type and duration of the interventions, sample size, mean and standard deviation of stigma scores before and after interventions. To develop the package among the included interventions, we asked 16 experts in psychology, psychiatry, and social medicine to rate the interventions based on a number of variables such as effectiveness, feasibility and applicability in a Delphi process. RESULTS The selected intervention in Delphi method with consensus of experts included a set of four sequential interactive interventions: showing a movie and discussing it, psychiatric training including contact with people who affected psychiatric disorders, social communication with people who affected psychiatric disorders, and group discussion on defining stigma and personal experiences. CONCLUSION In the present study, we recommend a set of interventions to reduce stigma toward patients with mental illness among medical students in the form of a package of combined, interactive and sequential interventions that have been previously been shown to be effective in reducing stigma related to mental illness. We expect that implementation of these interventions would reduce mental illness stigma in medical students; which needs further verification.
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- Farahnaz Rezvanifar
- Mental Health Research Center, Psychosocial Health Research Institute, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Mental Health Research Center, Psychosocial Health Research Institute, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Mental Health Research Center, Psychosocial Health Research Institute, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Mental Health Research Center, Psychosocial Health Research Institute, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Mental Health Research Center, Psychosocial Health Research Institute, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Nichols J, Cox SM, Cook C, Lea GW, Belliveau G. Research-based Theatre about veterans transitioning home: A mixed-methods evaluation of audience impacts. Soc Sci Med 2021; 292:114578. [PMID: 34864601 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2020] [Revised: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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RATIONALE Contact!Unload, a research-based theatre production, portrays veterans experiencing mental health challenges and overcoming them through therapeutic enactment. It was performed eight times by veteran performers in 2017 for audiences in two Canadian cities comprised of civilians and military-connected personnel and their families (n = 525). METHODS Drawing upon qualitative and quantitative data sources, this paper evaluates the immediate and longer-term impacts of Contact!Unload as a knowledge translation intervention for audience members. RESULTS Our findings suggest that the performance: 1) improved knowledge of mental health concerns and symptoms that some veterans experience when transitioning to civilian life, 2) increased knowledge of the need for mental health supports and care for veterans, 3) sustained impacts on awareness and knowledge six months after the play and 4) sparked dialogue and actions after the show for some audience members. Moreover, theatre was seen as a powerful medium to engage audience members both cognitively and affectively in the topic. CONCLUSIONS Research-based theatre has significant potential as a knowledge translation intervention for mental health topics. The work also points to the untapped potential of using RbT to engage audience members in a mental health literacy intervention. Future work is needed to study how to effectively combine research-based theatre with intervention design frameworks and other mental health literacy interventions.
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- Jennica Nichols
- W. Maurice Young Centre for Applied Ethics, School of Population and Public Health, The University of British Columbia, 2206 East Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z, Canada
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- W. Maurice Young Centre for Applied Ethics, School of Population and Public Health, The University of British Columbia, 2206 East Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z, Canada.
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- Language & Literacy Education, Faculty of Education, The University of British Columbia, 6445 University Boulevard, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z2,, Canada
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- Faculty of Education, The University of Manitoba, 71 Curry Place, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T2N2, Canada
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- Language & Literacy Education, Faculty of Education, The University of British Columbia, 6445 University Boulevard, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z2,, Canada
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Carrara BS, Fernandes RHH, Bobbili SJ, Ventura CAA. Health care providers and people with mental illness: An integrative review on anti-stigma interventions. Int J Soc Psychiatry 2021; 67:840-853. [PMID: 33380251 DOI: 10.1177/0020764020985891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Health care providers are an important target group for anti-stigma interventions because they have the potential to convey stigmatizing attitudes towards people with mental illness. This can have a detrimental impact on the quality and effectiveness of care provided to those affected by mental illness. AIMS AND METHODS Whittemore & Knafl's integrative review method (2005) was used to analyze 16 studies investigating anti-stigma interventions targeting health care providers. RESULTS The interventions predominantly involved contact-based educational approaches which ranged from training on mental health (typically short-term), showing videos or films (indirect social contact) to involving people with lived experiences of mental illness (direct social contact). A few studies focused on interventions involving educational strategies without social contact, such as mental health training (courses/modules), distance learning via the Internet, lectures, discussion groups, and simulations. One study investigated an online anti-stigma awareness-raising campaign that aimed to reduce stigmatizing attitudes among health care providers. CONCLUSION Anti-stigma interventions that involve social contact between health care providers and people with mental illness, target specific mental illnesses and include long-term follow-up strategies seem to be the most promising at reducing stigma towards mental illness among health care providers.
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- Bruna Sordi Carrara
- PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center for Nursing Research Development, University of Sao Paulo at Ribeirao Preto College Nursing, Brazil
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- University of Toronto, Canada.,Institute for Mental Health Policy Research, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Toronto, ON, Canada
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- PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center for Nursing Research Development, University of Sao Paulo at Ribeirao Preto College Nursing, Brazil
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Gaiha SM, Salisbury TT, Usmani S, Koschorke M, Raman U, Petticrew M. Effectiveness of arts interventions to reduce mental-health-related stigma among youth: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Psychiatry 2021; 21:364. [PMID: 34294067 PMCID: PMC8296649 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-021-03350-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2020] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Educational interventions engage youth using visual, literary and performing arts to combat stigma associated with mental health problems. However, it remains unknown whether arts interventions are effective in reducing mental-health-related stigma among youth and if so, then which specific art forms, duration and stigma-related components in content are successful. METHODS We searched 13 databases, including PubMed, Medline, Global Health, EMBASE, ADOLEC, Social Policy and Practice, Database of Promoting Health Effectiveness Reviews (DoPHER), Trials Register of Promoting Health Interventions (TRoPHI), EPPI-Centre database of health promotion research (Bibliomap), Web of Science, PsycINFO, Cochrane and Scopus for studies involving arts interventions aimed at reducing any or all components of mental-health-related stigma among youth (10-24-year-olds). Risk of bias was assessed using the Effective Public Health Practice Project (EPHPP) Quality Assessment Tool for Quantitative Studies. Data were extracted into tables and analysed using RevMan 5.3.5. RESULTS Fifty-seven studies met our inclusion criteria (n = 41,621). Interventions using multiple art forms are effective in improving behaviour towards people with mental health problems to a small effect (effect size = 0.28, 95%CI 0.08-0.48; p = 0.007) No studies reported negative outcomes or unintended harms. Among studies using specific art forms, we observed high heterogeneity among intervention studies using theatre, multiple art forms, film and role play. Data in this review are inconclusive about the use of single versus multiple sessions and whether including all stigma components of knowledge, attitude and behaviour as intervention content are more effective relative to studies focused on these stigma components, individually. Common challenges faced by school-based arts interventions included lack of buy-in from school administrators and low engagement. No studies were reported from low- and middle-income countries. CONCLUSION Arts interventions are effective in reducing mental-health-related stigma to a small effect. Interventions that employ multiple art forms together compared to studies employing film, theatre or role play are likely more effective in reducing mental-health-related stigma.
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- Shivani Mathur Gaiha
- Indian Institute of Public Health- Hyderabad, Public Health Foundation of India, Hyderabad, India. .,Department of Public Health, Environments and Society, Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK. .,Department of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, USA.
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- grid.13097.3c0000 0001 2322 6764Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College, London, UK
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- grid.8991.90000 0004 0425 469XCentre for Global Mental Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- grid.13097.3c0000 0001 2322 6764Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College, London, UK
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- grid.18048.350000 0000 9951 5557Department of Communication, Sarojini Naidu School of Arts & Communication, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India
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- grid.8991.90000 0004 0425 469XDepartment of Public Health, Environments and Society, Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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Reducing mental health-related stigma among medical and nursing students in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review. Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci 2019; 29:e28. [PMID: 30929650 PMCID: PMC6848770 DOI: 10.1017/s2045796019000167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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AIMS This systematic review compiled evidence on interventions to reduce mental health-related stigma among medical and nursing students in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Primary outcomes were stigmatising attitudes and discriminatory behaviours. METHODS Data collection included two strategies. First, previous systematic reviews were searched for studies that met the inclusion criteria of the current review. Second, a new search was done, covering the time since the previous reviews, i.e. January 2013 to May 2017. Five search concepts were combined in order to capture relevant literature: stigma, mental health, intervention, professional students in medicine and nursing, and LMICs. A qualitative analysis of all included full texts was done with the software MAXQDA. Full texts were analysed with regard to the content of interventions, didactic methods, mental disorders, cultural adaptation, type of outcome measure and primary outcomes. Furthermore, a methodological quality assessment was undertaken. RESULTS A total of nine studies from six countries (Brazil, China, Malaysia, Nigeria, Somaliland and Turkey) were included. All studies reported significant results in at least one outcome measure. However, from the available literature, it is difficult to draw conclusions on the most effective interventions. No meta-analysis could be calculated due to the large heterogeneity of intervention content, evaluation design and outcome measures. Studies with contact interventions (either face-to-face or video) demonstrated attitudinal change. There was a clear lack of studies focusing on discriminatory behaviours. Accordingly, training of specific communication and clinical skills was lacking in most studies, with the exception of one study that showed a positive effect of training interview skills on attitudes. Methods for cultural adaptation of interventions were rarely documented. The methodological quality of most studies was relatively low, with the exception of two studies. CONCLUSIONS There is an increase in studies on anti-stigma interventions among professional students in LMICs. Some of these studies used contact interventions and showed positive effects. A stronger focus on clinical and communication skills and behaviour-related outcomes is needed in future studies.
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Tippin GK, Maranzan KA. Efficacy of a Photovoice‐based video as an online mental illness anti‐stigma intervention and the role of empathy in audience response: A randomized controlled trial. JOURNAL OF APPLIED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 2019. [DOI: 10.1111/jasp.12590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Winkler P, Janoušková M, Kožený J, Pasz J, Mladá K, Weissová A, Tušková E, Evans-Lacko S. Short video interventions to reduce mental health stigma: a multi-centre randomised controlled trial in nursing high schools. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 2017; 52:1549-1557. [PMID: 29101447 DOI: 10.1007/s00127-017-1449-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2017] [Accepted: 10/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND We aimed to assess whether short video interventions could reduce stigma among nursing students. METHODS A multi-centre, randomised controlled trial was conducted. Participating schools were randomly selected and randomly assigned to receive: (1) an informational leaflet, (2) a short video intervention or (3) a seminar involving direct contact with a service user. The Community Attitudes towards Mental Illness (CAMI) and Reported and Intended Behaviour Scale (RIBS) were selected as primary outcome measures. SPANOVA models were built and Cohen's d calculated to assess the overall effects in each of the trial arms. RESULTS Compared to the baseline, effect sizes immediately after the intervention were small in the flyer arm (CAMI: d = 0.25; RIBS: d = 0.07), medium in the seminar arm (CAMI: d = 0.61; RIBS: d = 0.58), and medium in the video arm (CAMI: d = 0.49 RIBS: d = 0.26; n = 237). Effect sizes at the follow-up were vanishing in the flyer arm (CAMI: d = 0.05; RIBS: d = 0.04), medium in the seminar arm (CAMI: d = 0.43; RIBS: d = 0.26; n = 254), and small in the video arm (CAMI: d = 0.22 RIBS: d = 0.21; n = 237). CONCLUSION Seminar had the strongest and relatively stable effect on students' attitudes and intended behaviour, but the effect of short video interventions was also considerable and stable over time. Since short effective video interventions are relatively cheap, conveniently accessible and easy to disseminate globally, we recommend them for further research and development.
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- Petr Winkler
- Department of Social Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health, Topolová 748, Klecany, 250 67, Czech Republic. .,Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, 16 De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF, UK. .,Department of Social Geography and Regional Development, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Albertov 6, Prague, 128 43, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Social Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health, Topolová 748, Klecany, 250 67, Czech Republic
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- Department of Social Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health, Topolová 748, Klecany, 250 67, Czech Republic.,The 3rd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Ruská 2411/87, 100 00, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Social Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health, Topolová 748, Klecany, 250 67, Czech Republic.,Department of Social Geography and Regional Development, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Albertov 6, Prague, 128 43, Czech Republic
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- Department of Social Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health, Topolová 748, Klecany, 250 67, Czech Republic
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- Department of Social Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health, Topolová 748, Klecany, 250 67, Czech Republic
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- Department of Social Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health, Topolová 748, Klecany, 250 67, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, 16 De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF, UK.,Personal Social Services Research Unit, London School of Economics and Political Science, Houghton Street, London, WC2A 2AE, UK
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Oduguwa AO, Adedokun B, Omigbodun OO. Effect of a mental health training programme on Nigerian school pupils' perceptions of mental illness. Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health 2017; 11:19. [PMID: 28405216 PMCID: PMC5385018 DOI: 10.1186/s13034-017-0157-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2016] [Accepted: 03/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Stigmatizing attitudes and discriminatory behaviour towards persons with mental illness are known to start in childhood. In Nigeria, it is not unusual to see children taunting persons with mental illness. This behaviour continues into adulthood as evidenced by the day-to-day occurrences in the community of negative attitudes and social distance from persons with mental illness. School-based interventions for pupils have been found to increase knowledge about mental illness. Children are recognised as potential agents of change bringing in new ways of thinking. This study determined the effect of a 3-day mental health training for school pupils in Southwest Nigeria, on the perceptions of and social distance towards persons with mental illness. METHODS A total of 205 school pupils drawn from two administrative wards were randomly assigned to control and experimental groups. The mean age of the pupils was 14.91 years (±1.3). The pupils in the intervention group received a 5-h mental health training session spaced out over 3-days. Apart from didactic lectures, case history presentations and discussions and role-play were part the training. Outcome measures were rated using a knowledge, attitude and social distance questionnaire at baseline, immediately following the training for both group and 3-week post intervention for the intervention group. A Student Evaluation Form was administered to evaluate the pupils' assessment of the training programme. Frequencies, Chi square statistics, paired t test were used to analyse the data received. RESULTS At immediate post-intervention, the intervention group had a significantly higher mean knowledge score compared to controls, 21.1 vs. 22.0; p = 0.097 to 26.1 vs 22.0; p < 0.01. Respondents in the intervention group had a higher mean attitude score of 5.8 compared to 5.6 in the control group although this was not statistically significant (p < 0.627). Comparisons within the intervention group from baseline to immediate post-intervention showed a significant increase in mean knowledge and attitude scores of respondents, 21.0-26.2: p < 0.001 and 4.8-5.8; p = 0.004 respectively. This change was sustained at 3 weeks post intervention. The majority (98.8%) noted that the training was useful to them. CONCLUSIONS Multiple contacts and mixed-method training sessions produced a positive and sustained change in knowledge of and attitude towards persons with mental illness in school pupils in Nigeria.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.,Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.,University College Hospital, Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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Janoušková M, Tušková E, Weissová A, Trančík P, Pasz J, Evans-Lacko S, Winkler P. Can video interventions be used to effectively destigmatize mental illness among young people? A systematic review. Eur Psychiatry 2017; 41:1-9. [PMID: 28049074 DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2016.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2016] [Revised: 09/20/2016] [Accepted: 09/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Video is considered to be an effective, easy to use tool employed in anti-stigma interventions among young people. Mass media has been shown to be effective for reducing stigma; however, there is insufficient evidence to determine the destigmatization effects of videos specifically. This article systematically reviews the effectiveness of video intervention in reducing stigma among young people between 13 and 25 years. We searched 13 electronic databases including randomized controlled trials, cluster randomized controlled trials, and controlled before and after studies. Of the 1426 abstracts identified, 23 studies (reported in 22 papers) met the inclusion criteria. Video interventions led to improvements in stigmatising attitudes. Video was found to be more effective than other interventions, such as classical face-to-face educational sessions or simulation of hallucinations. According to results of two studies, social contact delivered via video achieved similar destigmatization effect to that delivered via a live intervention. Although the quality of studies as well as the form of video interventions varied, the findings suggest that video is a promising destigmatization tool among young people; however, more studies in this area are needed. There was a lack of evidence for interventions outside of school environments, in low- and middle-income countries, and studies, which looked at long-term outcomes or measured impact on actual behaviour and implicit attitudes. The review generates recommendations for video interventions targeted at young people.
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- M Janoušková
- Department of Social Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health, Topolová 748, 250 67 Klecany, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Social Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health, Topolová 748, 250 67 Klecany, Czech Republic
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- Department of Social Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health, Topolová 748, 250 67 Klecany, Czech Republic
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- Department of Social Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health, Topolová 748, 250 67 Klecany, Czech Republic
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- Department of Social Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health, Topolová 748, 250 67 Klecany, Czech Republic
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- Personal Social Services Research Unit, London School of Economics and Political Science, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE, United Kingdom; Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, 16 De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, United Kingdom
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- Department of Social Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health, Topolová 748, 250 67 Klecany, Czech Republic
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Maranzan KA. Addressing Mental Illness Stigma in the Psychology Classroom. PSYCHOLOGY LEARNING AND TEACHING-PLAT 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/1475725716666804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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A number of initiatives are aimed at reducing mental illness stigma, yet stigma remains a problem in the general population. A focus on stigma reduction with students is particularly relevant, as students often hold negative attitudes toward mental illness, have regular contact with persons experiencing mental health difficulties, and because stigma influences students’ own help-seeking attitudes and behaviors. The psychology classroom presents an ideal opportunity to address stigma, since many courses include mental health-related topics and are taken by large numbers of students from diverse fields. This paper undertook a review of the published literature to determine the extent that knowledge and/or contact-based strategies to address stigma were implemented in the psychology classroom; successful interventions are described and contextualized within the larger stigma reduction literature. Recommendations for instructors who are interested in integrating an anti-stigma approach in their classroom include (1) consider a social contact-based approach, (2) look locally for resources, (3) be familiar with optimal conditions for contact, and (4) evaluate your outcomes.
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Mehta N, Clement S, Marcus E, Stona AC, Bezborodovs N, Evans-Lacko S, Palacios J, Docherty M, Barley E, Rose D, Koschorke M, Shidhaye R, Henderson C, Thornicroft G. Evidence for effective interventions to reduce mental health-related stigma and discrimination in the medium and long term: systematic review. Br J Psychiatry 2015; 207:377-84. [PMID: 26527664 PMCID: PMC4629070 DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.114.151944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 183] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2013] [Revised: 01/04/2015] [Accepted: 02/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Most research on interventions to counter stigma and discrimination has focused on short-term outcomes and has been conducted in high-income settings. AIMS To synthesise what is known globally about effective interventions to reduce mental illness-based stigma and discrimination, in relation first to effectiveness in the medium and long term (minimum 4 weeks), and second to interventions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). METHOD We searched six databases from 1980 to 2013 and conducted a multi-language Google search for quantitative studies addressing the research questions. Effect sizes were calculated from eligible studies where possible, and narrative syntheses conducted. Subgroup analysis compared interventions with and without social contact. RESULTS Eighty studies (n = 422 653) were included in the review. For studies with medium or long-term follow-up (72, of which 21 had calculable effect sizes) median standardised mean differences were 0.54 for knowledge and -0.26 for stigmatising attitudes. Those containing social contact (direct or indirect) were not more effective than those without. The 11 LMIC studies were all from middle-income countries. Effect sizes were rarely calculable for behavioural outcomes or in LMIC studies. CONCLUSIONS There is modest evidence for the effectiveness of anti-stigma interventions beyond 4 weeks follow-up in terms of increasing knowledge and reducing stigmatising attitudes. Evidence does not support the view that social contact is the more effective type of intervention for improving attitudes in the medium to long term. Methodologically strong research is needed on which to base decisions on investment in stigma-reducing interventions.
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- Nisha Mehta, MBBS, Sarah Clement, PhD, Elena Marcus, MSc, Anne-Claire Stona, BSc, Nikita Bezborodovs, MD, Sara Evans-Lacko, PhD, Jorge Palacios, PhD, Mary Docherty, MRCPsych, Elizabeth Barley, PhD, Diana Rose, PhD, Mirja Koschorke, PhD, Health Service and Population Research Department, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK; Rahul Shidhaye, PhD, Centre for Mental Health, Public Health Foundation of India, Delhi, India; Claire Henderson, PhD, Graham Thornicroft, PhD, Health Service and Population Research Department, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK
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- Nisha Mehta, MBBS, Sarah Clement, PhD, Elena Marcus, MSc, Anne-Claire Stona, BSc, Nikita Bezborodovs, MD, Sara Evans-Lacko, PhD, Jorge Palacios, PhD, Mary Docherty, MRCPsych, Elizabeth Barley, PhD, Diana Rose, PhD, Mirja Koschorke, PhD, Health Service and Population Research Department, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK; Rahul Shidhaye, PhD, Centre for Mental Health, Public Health Foundation of India, Delhi, India; Claire Henderson, PhD, Graham Thornicroft, PhD, Health Service and Population Research Department, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK
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- Nisha Mehta, MBBS, Sarah Clement, PhD, Elena Marcus, MSc, Anne-Claire Stona, BSc, Nikita Bezborodovs, MD, Sara Evans-Lacko, PhD, Jorge Palacios, PhD, Mary Docherty, MRCPsych, Elizabeth Barley, PhD, Diana Rose, PhD, Mirja Koschorke, PhD, Health Service and Population Research Department, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK; Rahul Shidhaye, PhD, Centre for Mental Health, Public Health Foundation of India, Delhi, India; Claire Henderson, PhD, Graham Thornicroft, PhD, Health Service and Population Research Department, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK
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- Nisha Mehta, MBBS, Sarah Clement, PhD, Elena Marcus, MSc, Anne-Claire Stona, BSc, Nikita Bezborodovs, MD, Sara Evans-Lacko, PhD, Jorge Palacios, PhD, Mary Docherty, MRCPsych, Elizabeth Barley, PhD, Diana Rose, PhD, Mirja Koschorke, PhD, Health Service and Population Research Department, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK; Rahul Shidhaye, PhD, Centre for Mental Health, Public Health Foundation of India, Delhi, India; Claire Henderson, PhD, Graham Thornicroft, PhD, Health Service and Population Research Department, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK
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- Nisha Mehta, MBBS, Sarah Clement, PhD, Elena Marcus, MSc, Anne-Claire Stona, BSc, Nikita Bezborodovs, MD, Sara Evans-Lacko, PhD, Jorge Palacios, PhD, Mary Docherty, MRCPsych, Elizabeth Barley, PhD, Diana Rose, PhD, Mirja Koschorke, PhD, Health Service and Population Research Department, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK; Rahul Shidhaye, PhD, Centre for Mental Health, Public Health Foundation of India, Delhi, India; Claire Henderson, PhD, Graham Thornicroft, PhD, Health Service and Population Research Department, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK
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- Nisha Mehta, MBBS, Sarah Clement, PhD, Elena Marcus, MSc, Anne-Claire Stona, BSc, Nikita Bezborodovs, MD, Sara Evans-Lacko, PhD, Jorge Palacios, PhD, Mary Docherty, MRCPsych, Elizabeth Barley, PhD, Diana Rose, PhD, Mirja Koschorke, PhD, Health Service and Population Research Department, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK; Rahul Shidhaye, PhD, Centre for Mental Health, Public Health Foundation of India, Delhi, India; Claire Henderson, PhD, Graham Thornicroft, PhD, Health Service and Population Research Department, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK
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- Nisha Mehta, MBBS, Sarah Clement, PhD, Elena Marcus, MSc, Anne-Claire Stona, BSc, Nikita Bezborodovs, MD, Sara Evans-Lacko, PhD, Jorge Palacios, PhD, Mary Docherty, MRCPsych, Elizabeth Barley, PhD, Diana Rose, PhD, Mirja Koschorke, PhD, Health Service and Population Research Department, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK; Rahul Shidhaye, PhD, Centre for Mental Health, Public Health Foundation of India, Delhi, India; Claire Henderson, PhD, Graham Thornicroft, PhD, Health Service and Population Research Department, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK
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- Nisha Mehta, MBBS, Sarah Clement, PhD, Elena Marcus, MSc, Anne-Claire Stona, BSc, Nikita Bezborodovs, MD, Sara Evans-Lacko, PhD, Jorge Palacios, PhD, Mary Docherty, MRCPsych, Elizabeth Barley, PhD, Diana Rose, PhD, Mirja Koschorke, PhD, Health Service and Population Research Department, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK; Rahul Shidhaye, PhD, Centre for Mental Health, Public Health Foundation of India, Delhi, India; Claire Henderson, PhD, Graham Thornicroft, PhD, Health Service and Population Research Department, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK
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- Nisha Mehta, MBBS, Sarah Clement, PhD, Elena Marcus, MSc, Anne-Claire Stona, BSc, Nikita Bezborodovs, MD, Sara Evans-Lacko, PhD, Jorge Palacios, PhD, Mary Docherty, MRCPsych, Elizabeth Barley, PhD, Diana Rose, PhD, Mirja Koschorke, PhD, Health Service and Population Research Department, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK; Rahul Shidhaye, PhD, Centre for Mental Health, Public Health Foundation of India, Delhi, India; Claire Henderson, PhD, Graham Thornicroft, PhD, Health Service and Population Research Department, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK
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- Nisha Mehta, MBBS, Sarah Clement, PhD, Elena Marcus, MSc, Anne-Claire Stona, BSc, Nikita Bezborodovs, MD, Sara Evans-Lacko, PhD, Jorge Palacios, PhD, Mary Docherty, MRCPsych, Elizabeth Barley, PhD, Diana Rose, PhD, Mirja Koschorke, PhD, Health Service and Population Research Department, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK; Rahul Shidhaye, PhD, Centre for Mental Health, Public Health Foundation of India, Delhi, India; Claire Henderson, PhD, Graham Thornicroft, PhD, Health Service and Population Research Department, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK
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- Nisha Mehta, MBBS, Sarah Clement, PhD, Elena Marcus, MSc, Anne-Claire Stona, BSc, Nikita Bezborodovs, MD, Sara Evans-Lacko, PhD, Jorge Palacios, PhD, Mary Docherty, MRCPsych, Elizabeth Barley, PhD, Diana Rose, PhD, Mirja Koschorke, PhD, Health Service and Population Research Department, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK; Rahul Shidhaye, PhD, Centre for Mental Health, Public Health Foundation of India, Delhi, India; Claire Henderson, PhD, Graham Thornicroft, PhD, Health Service and Population Research Department, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK
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- Nisha Mehta, MBBS, Sarah Clement, PhD, Elena Marcus, MSc, Anne-Claire Stona, BSc, Nikita Bezborodovs, MD, Sara Evans-Lacko, PhD, Jorge Palacios, PhD, Mary Docherty, MRCPsych, Elizabeth Barley, PhD, Diana Rose, PhD, Mirja Koschorke, PhD, Health Service and Population Research Department, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK; Rahul Shidhaye, PhD, Centre for Mental Health, Public Health Foundation of India, Delhi, India; Claire Henderson, PhD, Graham Thornicroft, PhD, Health Service and Population Research Department, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK
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- Nisha Mehta, MBBS, Sarah Clement, PhD, Elena Marcus, MSc, Anne-Claire Stona, BSc, Nikita Bezborodovs, MD, Sara Evans-Lacko, PhD, Jorge Palacios, PhD, Mary Docherty, MRCPsych, Elizabeth Barley, PhD, Diana Rose, PhD, Mirja Koschorke, PhD, Health Service and Population Research Department, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK; Rahul Shidhaye, PhD, Centre for Mental Health, Public Health Foundation of India, Delhi, India; Claire Henderson, PhD, Graham Thornicroft, PhD, Health Service and Population Research Department, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK
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- Nisha Mehta, MBBS, Sarah Clement, PhD, Elena Marcus, MSc, Anne-Claire Stona, BSc, Nikita Bezborodovs, MD, Sara Evans-Lacko, PhD, Jorge Palacios, PhD, Mary Docherty, MRCPsych, Elizabeth Barley, PhD, Diana Rose, PhD, Mirja Koschorke, PhD, Health Service and Population Research Department, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK; Rahul Shidhaye, PhD, Centre for Mental Health, Public Health Foundation of India, Delhi, India; Claire Henderson, PhD, Graham Thornicroft, PhD, Health Service and Population Research Department, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, UK
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Faigin DA, Stein CH. Community-based theater and adults with psychiatric disabilities: social activism, performance and community engagement. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY 2015; 55:148-163. [PMID: 25520209 DOI: 10.1007/s10464-014-9695-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The present study is an in-depth qualitative inquiry with an established theater troupe composed of adults living with psychiatric disabilities known as The Stars of Light. A grounded theory methodology is used to describe dimensions of social activism and characteristics of theater as a medium of engagement at the individual, setting/troupe, and community levels of analysis. Analysis of a broad scope of interview data, performance content, community contacts, and historical data from the troupe's 19-year history led to the identification of eight emergent theoretical concepts formulated from 17 supporting associated themes. The theoretical concepts characterize the impacts of community-based theater in the lives of participants, and theater troupe processes that contribute to community education and positive social change for adults living with psychiatric disabilities. Advantages, limitations, and future directions for research and action in community-based theater settings are discussed within the context of present research findings.
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- David A Faigin
- VA Maine Heath Care System, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Lewiston, ME, USA,
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Hawke LD, Michalak EE, Maxwell V, Parikh SV. Reducing stigma toward people with bipolar disorder: impact of a filmed theatrical intervention based on a personal narrative. Int J Soc Psychiatry 2014; 60:741-50. [PMID: 24351967 DOI: 10.1177/0020764013513443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Stigma toward people with bipolar disorder (BD) is pervasive and can have many negative repercussions. Common approaches to stigma reduction include education and intergroup contact. From this perspective, the Collaborative RESearch Team to study psychosocial issues in Bipolar Disorder (CREST.BD) and Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) partnered to develop an intervention to combat stigma. The result is a personal narrative intervention that combines contact, education and drama to educate audiences and dispel the myths that drive stigma. AIM This study reports on the impact of the CREST.BD-CANMAT stigma-reduction intervention in filmed format. METHODS A sample of 137 participants was recruited to view the film, including health-care service providers, university students in a health-care-related course, people with BD and their friends and family members and the general public. Participants were evaluated for stigmatizing attitudes and the desire for social distance before and after the intervention and 1 month later. RESULTS For health-care service providers, the intervention was associated with statistically significant improvements in several categories of stigmatizing attitudes, with maintenance 1 month later. The impact was more modest for the other subsamples. Students demonstrated progressive, significant improvements in the desire for (less) social distance. Some improvements were observed among members of the BD community and the general public, but these were limited and eroded over time. CONCLUSION This study demonstrated that a filmed dramatic intervention based on the lived experience of BD has statistically significant, sustainable stigma-reduction impacts for health-care service providers and more limited impacts for other target groups. This intervention can be considered an effective tool for use in stigma-reduction campaigns specifically targeting members of the health-care sector. Results are discussed in the context of multi-component stigma-reduction campaigns and the potential needs of target groups.
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- Lisa D Hawke
- Department of Psychiatry, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Université de Saint-Boniface, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Clement S, Lassman F, Barley E, Evans-Lacko S, Williams P, Yamaguchi S, Slade M, Rüsch N, Thornicroft G. Mass media interventions for reducing mental health-related stigma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2013; 2013:CD009453. [PMID: 23881731 PMCID: PMC9773732 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd009453.pub2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Mental health-related stigma is widespread and has major adverse effects on the lives of people with mental health problems. Its two major components are discrimination (being treated unfairly) and prejudice (stigmatising attitudes). Anti-stigma initiatives often include mass media interventions, and such interventions can be expensive. It is important to know if mass media interventions are effective. OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of mass media interventions on reducing stigma (discrimination and prejudice) related to mental ill health compared to inactive controls, and to make comparisons of effectiveness based on the nature of the intervention (e.g. number of mass media components), the content of the intervention (e.g. type of primary message), and the type of media (e.g. print, internet). SEARCH METHODS We searched eleven databases: the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL, The Cochrane Library, Issue 7, 2011); MEDLINE (OvidSP),1966 to 15 August 2011; EMBASE (OvidSP),1947 to 15 August 2011; PsycINFO (OvidSP), 1806 to 15 August 2011; CINAHL (EBSCOhost) 1981 to 16 August 2011; ERIC (CSA), 1966 to 16 August 2011; Social Science Citation Index (ISI), 1956 to 16 August 2011; OpenSIGLE (http://www.opengrey.eu/), 1980 to 18 August 2012; Worldcat Dissertations and Theses (OCLC), 1978 to 18 August 2011; metaRegister of Controlled Trials (http://www.controlled-trials.com/mrct/mrct_about.asp), 1973 to 18 August 2011; and Ichushi (OCLC), 1903 to 11 November 2011. We checked references from articles and reviews, and citations from included studies. We also searched conference abstracts and websites, and contacted researchers. SELECTION CRITERIA Randomised controlled trials (RCTs), cluster RCTs or interrupted time series studies of mass media interventions compared to inactive controls in members of the general public or any of its constituent groups (excluding studies in which all participants were people with mental health problems), with mental health as a subject of the intervention and discrimination or prejudice outcome measures. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Two authors independently extracted data and assessed the risk of bias of included studies. We contacted study authors for missing information. Information about adverse effects was collected from study reports. Primary outcomes were discrimination and prejudice, and secondary outcomes were knowledge, cost, reach, recall, and awareness of interventions, duration/sustainability of media effects, audience reactions to media content, and unforeseen adverse effects. We calculated standardised mean differences and odds ratios. We conducted a primarily narrative synthesis due to the heterogeneity of included studies. Subgroup analyses were undertaken to examine the effects of the nature, content and type of mass media intervention. MAIN RESULTS We included 22 studies involving 4490 participants. All were randomised trials (3 were cluster RCTs), and 19 of the 22 studies had analysable outcome data. Seventeen of the studies had student populations. Most of the studies were at unclear or high risk of bias for all forms of bias except detection bias.Findings from the five trials with discrimination outcomes (n = 1196) were mixed, with effects showing a reduction, increase or consistent with no evidence of effect. The median standardised mean difference (SMD) for the three trials (n = 394) with continuous outcomes was -0.25, with SMDs ranging from -0.85 (95% confidence interval (CI) -1.39 to -0.31) to -0.17 (95% CI -0.53 to 0.20). Odds ratios (OR) for the two studies (n = 802) with dichotomous discrimination outcomes showed no evidence of effect: results were 1.30 (95% CI 0.53 to 3.19) and 1.19 (95% CI 0.85 to 1.65).The 19 trials (n = 3176) with prejudice outcomes had median SMDs favouring the intervention, at the three following time periods: -0.38 (immediate), -0.38 (1 week to 2 months) and -0.49 (6 to 9 months). SMDs for prejudice outcomes across all studies ranged from -2.94 (95% CI -3.52 to -2.37) to 2.40 (95% CI 0.62 to 4.18). The median SMDs indicate that mass media interventions may have a small to medium effect in decreasing prejudice, and are equivalent to reducing the level of prejudice from that associated with schizophrenia to that associated with major depression.The studies were very heterogeneous, statistically, in their populations, interventions and outcomes, and only two meta-analyses within two subgroups were warranted. Data on secondary outcomes were sparse. Cost data were provided on request for three studies (n = 416), were highly variable, and did not address cost-effectiveness. Two studies (n = 455) contained statements about adverse effects and neither reported finding any. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS Mass media interventions may reduce prejudice, but there is insufficient evidence to determine their effects on discrimination. Very little is known about costs, adverse effects or other outcomes. Our review found few studies in middle- and low-income countries, or with employers or health professionals as the target group, and none targeted at children or adolescents. The findings are limited by the quality of the evidence, which was low for the primary outcomes for discrimination and prejudice, low for adverse effects and very low for costs. More research is required to establish the effects of mass media interventions on discrimination, to better understand which types of mass media intervention work best, to provide evidence about cost-effectiveness, and to fill evidence gaps about types of mass media not covered in this review. Such research should use robust methods, report data more consistently with reporting guidelines and be less reliant on student populations.
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- Health Service and Population ResearchDepartment, King’s College London, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK.
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Walker J, Scior K. Tackling stigma associated with intellectual disability among the general public: a study of two indirect contact interventions. RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES 2013; 34:2200-2210. [PMID: 23644953 DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2013.03.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2012] [Revised: 03/26/2013] [Accepted: 03/26/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Although evidence abounds that people with intellectual disabilities are exposed to stigma and discrimination, few interventions have attempted to tackle stigma among the general public. This study set out to assess the impact of two brief indirect contact interventions on lay people's inclusion attitudes, social distance and positive behavioral intentions, and to explore emotional reactions towards the two interventions. 925 participants completed the first online survey. Participants were randomized to watch either a 10 min film based on intergroup contact theory, or a film based on a protest message. In total, 403 participants completed the follow-up survey at one month. Both interventions were effective at changing inclusion attitudes and social distance in the short term and these effects were partially maintained at one month. The protest based intervention had a greater effect compared to the contact one on aspects of inclusion attitudes and evoked stronger emotional reactions. Despite small effect sizes, brief indirect contact interventions may have a potential role in tackling public stigma associated with intellectual disability but their effects on behavioral intentions are questionable.
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- Department of Clinical Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, UK
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Effects of short-term interventions to reduce mental health-related stigma in university or college students: a systematic review. J Nerv Ment Dis 2013; 201:490-503. [PMID: 23719324 DOI: 10.1097/nmd.0b013e31829480df] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Although there are many interventions to reduce mental health-related stigma in university or college students, their overall effect is unknown. This article systematically reviews intervention studies and aims to identify the effective approaches. We searched 11 bibliographic databases, Google, Web sites of relevant associations, and reference lists and contacted specialists. A total of 35 studies (N = 4257) of a wide range of interventions met the inclusion criteria. Social contact or video-based social contact interventions seemed to be the most effective in improving attitudes and reducing desire for social distance. Evidence from one study suggests that a lecture that provided treatment information may enhance students' attitudes toward the use of services. However, methodological weaknesses in many studies were also found. There was a lack of evidence for interventions in medical students, for long-term effects of interventions, or for having a positive impact on actual behaviors. Further research having more rigorous methods is needed to confirm this.
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Effects of a documentary film on public stigma related to mental illness among genetic counselors. J Genet Couns 2011; 21:573-81. [PMID: 22037897 DOI: 10.1007/s10897-011-9414-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2011] [Accepted: 09/12/2011] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Many people, including genetic counselors, have been found to hold stigmatizing attitudes towards people with mental illnesses. We aimed to determine whether these attitudes could be changed by exposing genetic counselors and genetic counseling students to a documentary film about people with mental illness. We screened the documentary at the 2010 North American conferences for genetic counselors. Immediately before (T1), immediately after (T2), and one month after (T3) watching the documentary, participants self-rated their comfort with asking patients about mental illness, and they completed scales measuring two aspects of stigma: stereotype endorsement, and desire for social distance. A total of 87 T1 and T2 questionnaires, and 39 T3 questionnaires were returned. At T2 and T3, 34.5% and 48.7% respectively reported feeling more comfortable to ask patients about mental illness. Scores on the social distance and stereotype endorsement scales decreased significantly from T1 to T2, but returned to initial levels at T3. The findings suggest the documentary increased genetic counselors' and genetic counseling students' comfort with asking about mental illness and temporarily decreased their stigmatizing attitudes.
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