Directly engaging with People with lived experiences of mental illness from the communities in India
Directly engaging with People with lived experiences of mental illness from the communities in India
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10.1016/j.ssmmh.2021.100024
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2021-12-01
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Maulik, Pallab K.
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Kaur, Amanpreet;Kallakuri, Sudha;Maulik, Pallab K.
耻辱和歧视使精神病患者不敢公开谈论他们的问题。在印度，这些经历受到当地文化因素的影响。印度为减少心理健康污名而采取的干预措施表明，很少有研究涉及有精神疾病生活经历的人及其家人。有证据表明，与精神病患者进行人际接触可以减少耻辱感，我们提出了直接从社区接触精神病患者的个人经验。我们在这里讨论的挑战，而从事精神疾病的PWLE，因为耻辱和害怕来自社区其他人的歧视。作为过去和正在进行的心理健康项目的一部分所吸取的经验教训得到了强调。我们的经验强调，从一开始就让当地精神病设施、社区卫生工作者和社区参与进来，是增加与这些人接触机会的一些关键步骤。未来的战略可以利用大量的多媒体方法，如视频，电影，戏剧，动画，播客和录音，旨在减少耻辱和提高心理健康素养，作为反耻辱干预措施的一部分。
Stigma and discrimination dissuade people with mental illnesses from talking openly about their problems. In India, these experiences are influenced by local cultural factors. Interventions to reduce mental health stigma in India indicated that very few studies have involved people with lived experiences (PWLEs) of mental illness and their families. As evidence shows that having interpersonal contact with a person with mental illness reduces stigma, we present our personal experiences in engaging with PWLEs of mental illness directly from the community. We discuss here the challenges experienced while engaging with PWLEs of mental illnesses because of stigma and feared discrimination from others in the community. Lessons learnt as part of past and ongoing mental health projects have been highlighted. Our experiences underline importance of involving local psychiatric facilities, community health workers and engagement with communities from the very outset as some key steps in increasing the chances of engaging with such individuals. Future strategies could make use of plethora of multimedia approaches such as, videos, films, drama, animations, podcasts, and audio-recordings aiming to reduce stigma and improve mental health literacy as part of anti-stigma interventions.