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A Study To Assess Mental Illness Related Stigma And Help Seeking Behaviour Among Adults In Selected Rural Community, Chengalpet District, Tamil Nadu, India.

  • Unique Paper ID: 166388
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue: 2
  • PageNo: 2761-2767
  • Abstract:
  • Background of the study: Mental health problems have become one of the global health burdens according to WHO in 2020. By realising the potential increasing in mental health problems world wide, The encouragement of help-seeking behaviour is pivotal to tackling the issue of mental Health. The World Health Organization has reported that approximately 25% of the world’s population suffers from some form of mental illness, with depression and anxiety being the most common conditions. Mental illness can cause severe distress and disability that impair the quality of life of the individual. Although a treatable condition if diagnosed at an early stage, the stigma and negative attitudes toward MI inhibit patients from seeking psychological help and impede their recovery from mental disorders. Aim of the study: To find the relationship between mental illness related stigma and help seeking behaviour among adults. Objectives: 1. To find out the relationship between mental illness stigma and help seeking behaviour of adults. 2. To assess mental illness stigma and help seeking behaviour among adults 3. To find out association between mental illness related stigma and help seeking behaviour of adults with their demographic variables. Materials and method: A descriptive research design adapted 200 adults were selected by using convenient sampling technique. Day’s Mental Illness Stigma Scale and General Help Seeking Behaviour Questionnaire were used to assess the level of stigma and help seeking behaviour among adults. The high score indicates good help seeking behaviour and mental illness stigma. Result: The study results shows that 63.5% had below average mental illness related stigma and 31% had poor help seeking behaviour. There was a low correlation (r = 0.347) between mental illness stigma and help seeking behaviour among adults. A significant association between mental illness stigma demographic variables such as age, gender, educational status, occupational status, family income, family history related to mental illness and previous source of information, whereas significant association between help seeking behaviour and demographic variables such as age, occupational status, type of family, family income and previous source of information. Conclusion: The current study suggests that there are many attributes that may increase the chance of stigma to arise and that those factors should be studied and understood further to help decrease such beliefs. By giving help to those who may be in the role of caregiver or who see the negative impact of a mental illness, fear and subsequent rates of stigma may begin to dwindle.
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  • ISSN: 2349-6002
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue: 2
  • PageNo: 2761-2767

A Study To Assess Mental Illness Related Stigma And Help Seeking Behaviour Among Adults In Selected Rural Community, Chengalpet District, Tamil Nadu, India.

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