The perspectives of healthcare professionals in mental health settings on stigma and recovery - A qualitative inquiry.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mental health stigma is one of the most prominent barriers to recovery, and it is widely known that stigma may manifest differentially in different cultures. Healthcare professionals working closely with persons with mental illnesses (PMI) may provide important insights towards stigma that are otherwise unattainable from caregivers and consumers. However, there is a dearth of literature on healthcare professionals' perspectives on this topic. Thus, this study uses a multilevel approach to explore how stigma affects recovery from the perspectives of healthcare professionals that work closely with PMI in Singapore.

Methods

Semi-structured interviews were conducted with a total of 17 healthcare professionals who were working in mental health settings in Singapore. Pa

SUBMITTER: Gunasekaran S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9270770 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature