Mental-Health-Related Stigma in a Conservative and Patriarchal Community
Background: Mental health disorders are a significant global disease burden, and the stigma towards people with them is the strongest obstacle to improving mental health and dealing with an enormous public health problem. Montenegro is a small country with a conservative society and a deeply ingrain...
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| description | Background: Mental health disorders are a significant global disease burden, and the stigma towards people with them is the strongest obstacle to improving mental health and dealing with an enormous public health problem. Montenegro is a small country with a conservative society and a deeply ingrained patriarchy. The aim of this study was to determine attitudes toward mental health disorders in the general population of Montenegro and identify the influence of socio-demographic characteristics. Methods: The research was conducted as an online cross-sectional study. The questionnaire included a demographic section and a section on attitudes towards mental health as well as the CAMI scale (community attitudes toward mental health disorders). Results: The subjective opinions of the respondents showed a lack of awareness about mental health campaigns in the country. Stigma towards mental health was present in younger and more highly educated populations. Conclusions: The obtained data indicate the magnitude of the problem when it comes to the stigma towards mental health disorders in Montenegro. Furthermore, there is a need for a systematic nationwide and metacentric study, identifying and exploring a wide range of individual factors contributing to the stigma of mental health problems. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6804ad25f8e847eca991337435ab6ee62023-11-18T03:17:02ZengMDPI AGSocial Sciences2076-07602023-04-0112526210.3390/socsci12050262Mental-Health-Related Stigma in a Conservative and Patriarchal CommunityAleksandar Popović0Nada Marić1Clinical Center of Montenegro, Clinic for Psychiatry, 81 000 Podgorica, MontenegroInstitute of Occupational Health and Sports Medicine, 76 300 Bijeljina, The Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and HerzegovinaBackground: Mental health disorders are a significant global disease burden, and the stigma towards people with them is the strongest obstacle to improving mental health and dealing with an enormous public health problem. Montenegro is a small country with a conservative society and a deeply ingrained patriarchy. The aim of this study was to determine attitudes toward mental health disorders in the general population of Montenegro and identify the influence of socio-demographic characteristics. Methods: The research was conducted as an online cross-sectional study. The questionnaire included a demographic section and a section on attitudes towards mental health as well as the CAMI scale (community attitudes toward mental health disorders). Results: The subjective opinions of the respondents showed a lack of awareness about mental health campaigns in the country. Stigma towards mental health was present in younger and more highly educated populations. Conclusions: The obtained data indicate the magnitude of the problem when it comes to the stigma towards mental health disorders in Montenegro. Furthermore, there is a need for a systematic nationwide and metacentric study, identifying and exploring a wide range of individual factors contributing to the stigma of mental health problems.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/12/5/262stigmanegative attitudesdiscriminationmental healthmental health disorderCAMI |
| spellingShingle | Aleksandar Popović Nada Marić Mental-Health-Related Stigma in a Conservative and Patriarchal Community Social Sciences stigma negative attitudes discrimination mental health mental health disorder CAMI |
| title | Mental-Health-Related Stigma in a Conservative and Patriarchal Community |
| title_full | Mental-Health-Related Stigma in a Conservative and Patriarchal Community |
| title_fullStr | Mental-Health-Related Stigma in a Conservative and Patriarchal Community |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mental-Health-Related Stigma in a Conservative and Patriarchal Community |
| title_short | Mental-Health-Related Stigma in a Conservative and Patriarchal Community |
| title_sort | mental health related stigma in a conservative and patriarchal community |
| topic | stigma negative attitudes discrimination mental health mental health disorder CAMI |
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