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Order of Presentation
• Introduction
• Definition
• History of stigma mental health
• Dimensions
• Signs of stigma mental health
• Types of stigma mental health
• Impact of stigma mental health
• Tips to combat stigma in mental health
• Role of Psychiatric Social Worker
Introduction
- WHO
Discrimination
(Ahmedani B. K. (2011) )
Signs of Stigma
Self-
Social Structural Professional
perceived
stigma stigma stigma
Stigma
Impact of Stigma
Loss of
confidence
Failing to seek
Missed
medical
opportunities
attention
If you have a mental illness, know that you are not alone.
• Join a support group: where you can talk to others who have had
similar experiences.
• Get treatment: If you are a person with mental illness, seek out
for treatment rather than isolating yourself.
Mental
health
Education
literacy
campaign
Promotin
Protest g contact
and based
advocacy interventi
on
Conclusion
• Ahmedani, B. K. (2011). Mental health stigma: society, individuals, and the profession. Journal of
social work values and ethics, 8(2), 4-1.PMID: 22211117; PMCID: PMC3248273.
• Corrigan, P. W., & Watson, A. C. (2002). Understanding the impact of stigma on people with
mental illness. World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association
(WPA), 1(1), 16–20.
• Rössler W. (2016). The stigma of mental disorders: A millennia-long history of social exclusion
and prejudices. EMBO reports, 17(9), 1250–1253.
• Subu, M. A., Wati, D. F., Netrida, N., Priscilla, V., Dias, J. M., Abraham, M. S., ... & Al-Yateem, N.
(2021). Types of stigma experienced by patients with mental illness and mental health nurses in
Indonesia: a qualitative content analysis. International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 15(1), 1-
12.