Cultural and Social Attitudes Towards Mental Illness in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

hroughout Vietnamese history, those afflicted with mental disorders have been misunderstood and mistreated. Current societal beliefs about mental illness not only affect the origins and maintenance of disturbed behavio, but have implications for prevention, early intervention, and community treatment as well [1]. A better understanding of detrimental attitudes and potentially helpful outlooks is necessary to improving the lives of mentally ill people within Vietnamese culture.