Changing Public Perception about Mental Health Conditions: B4Stage4 Approach

Public perception of mental health in Iraq

BACKGROUND People who suffer from mental illness, the professionals who treat them, and indeed the actual concept of mental illness are all stigmatised in public perception and often receive very negative publicity. This paper looks at Iraq, which has a population of 30 million who are mainly Moslem. Mental health services and professionals have historically been sparse in Iraq with 1 psychiatr...

Perinatal Mental Health: A Public Health Concern

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Beliefs and perception about mental health issues: a meta-synthesis

BACKGROUND Mental health literacy is the beliefs and knowledge about mental health issues and their remedies. Attitudes and beliefs of lay individuals about mental illness are shaped by personal knowledge about mental illness, knowing and interacting with someone living with mental illness, and cultural stereotypes. Mental health issues are increasing and are alarming in almost every part of th...

Mental health literacy : Public knowledge and beliefs about permissions

Transparency about the outcomes of mental health services (IAPT approach): an analysis of public data

BACKGROUND Internationally, the clinical outcomes of routine mental health services are rarely recorded or reported; however, an exception is the English Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) service, which delivers psychological therapies recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence for depression and anxiety disorders to more than 537 000 patients in the U...