Two respected psychologists work together to produce the article aptly named "Understanding Mental Illness Stigma toward People with Multiple Stigmatized Conditions." The psychologists who co-author the article are Nathaniel Oexle and Patrick Corrigan. The target audience for which the report is intended includes medical experts, psychologists, and medical educationists. The theme of the article was to create awareness for the existence of people with more than one condition that is stigmatized and an exploration of means by which the states could be managed, mitigated or treated.
Relating to the topic of research, the article addresses the management of diseases subject to public stigmatization based on the cultural foundation of the community, in this case, the Caribbean society. Regarding source reliability, the information given herein could not be more believable. The authors themselves are highly qualified specialists in psychology with expertise not only in mental illness management but also on stigmatization of the victims of the disorders associated with such illnesses. The validity of the information they give in their article is therefore beyond reproach.
Ezell, J. M., Choi, C. W. J., Wall, M. M., & Link, B. G. (2018). Measuring recurring stigma in the lives of individuals with mental illness. Community mental health journal, 54(1), 27-32.
The article is a creation of four authors with stabilized practices in various cities within the United States. For instance, Dr. Choi has established the practice in San Francisco, California. Apart from the training, the doctor is also a holder of a doctorate in counseling hence is an authority in the said field. The co-authors are not left behind either as they are too authoritative specialists in the field of counseling and psychology. Melanie Wall is the director of Mental Health Data at the New York State Psychiatric Institute while she also doubles at the Colombia University's psychiatry department.
The main born of contention addressed by the article is the measurement of recurrent stigma among former patients at mental institutions. Daily Indignities of Mental Illness is the mode of analysis for recurring stigmatization. Research has proven higher DIMI scores for individuals with fewer relative visits after their stay in the hospitals. Also, patients with multiple stigmatization disorders within their systems record higher scores. The article was written mainly addresses medical practitioners, patients, and their families. The patients' healing record is dependent on the reaction of the community. The information given in the article is somewhat related to the Oexle-Corrigan one that emphasizes on understanding mental illness and the stigmatization that is associated with some disorders.
McCann, T. V., Renzaho, A., Mugavin, J., & Lubman, D. I. (2017). The stigma of mental illness and substance misuse in Sub‐Saharan African migrants: A qualitative study. International journal of mental health nursing.
The author of stigmatization of mental illness and substance misuse in sub-Saharan African immigrants is an article that has been written to target a specific audience which is the public. According to the authors, victims of mental illness and substance abuse who are also the victims of stigmatization are discouraged from seeking professional help based on the challenges they face as immigrants and addicts. In addressing the challenges caused by stigmatization on mentally handicapped, McCann and company have directly reiterated the thesis of this research that stigmatization of the disabled is always community-based and always influenced by the cultural orientation and beliefs of the same community.
Mascayano, F., Armijo, J. E., & Yang, L. H. (2015). Addressing stigma relating to mental illness in low-and-middle-income countries. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 6, 38.
Mascayano and his fellow academicians believe that mental health disorders especially the psychotic ones are the leading cause of a useless life for people in the category of non-communicable diseases. The authors of the article are Franco Mascayano, Julio Eduardo, and Laurence Hsin Yang, all of whom possess psychiatric qualifications in the field of human psychology and adaptations. The paper discusses the long and short-term effects associated with the disorders of the mind, and the necessity of their solution or management is considered as well. The audience to which the document is addressed is made of social workers dealing with the mentally ill, their doctors and healthcare nurses as well as their families, everyone with a role in shaping the patients live more comfortable lives.
Matheson, K., Bombay, A., & Anisman, H. (2018). Culture as an ingredient of personalized medicine. Journal of psychiatry & neuroscience: JPN, 43(1), 3.
Matheson, is a doctorate holder in the field of mental health and his opinion on such matters are worth a hearing. Just like Matheson, the co-authors of the article have immense knowledge in their fields of expertise as can be attested by the 220 or so individuals who have cited the works of Amy Bombay, another co-author. Personalized medicine has also been referred to as precision medicine, which the article encourages the application of cultural values including the norms and the geographical locations of the patients under treatment. The culture of the Caribbean people forms the bane of the research topic hence the relevance of the article by Matheson and associates in regards to the research paper under study.
Gilmer, T., Henwood, B., McGovern, N., Hurst, S., Burgdorf, J., & Innes-Gomberg, D. (2017). Health outcomes and costs associated with the provision of culturally competent services for underrepresented ethnic populations with severe mental illness. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 44(5), 782-791.
Perhaps the most interesting article in the whole of this collection, the paper has one of its authors as Debbie Innes-Gomberg who is the Mental Health Clinical Program Manager 3 at the MHSA outcomes and implementation division in Los Angeles. Other authors are Samantha Hurst who is an Associate Project Scientist and a family and public health doctor, Burgdorf, a health specialist and McGovern and Henwood as well as Gilmer. The authors target an audience of Medicare specialists and economists or financiers. Unlike earlier articles, it talks about the cost of introducing culturally competent services for underrepresented ethnic populations.
Bhugra, D., Gupta, S., Bhui, K., Craig, T. O. M., Dogra, N., Ingleby, J. D., ... & Stompe, T. (2011). WPA guidance on mental health and mental health care in migrants. World Psychiatry, 10(1), 2-10.
In reiterating the commitment by the WPA to work towards equity in access to medical services for people with mental ailments, the authors confirm the need for the services to the people affected even in their minority status. However, that is beside the point as far as the research on Hispanic perception on mental health is concerned. The area of concern arises in the description of the effects of migration on the health of psychiatric patients. As for the credibility of the sources, there is not an iota of doubt. For instance, the fact that their work appears on the website that regulates global psychiatric cases is enough proof of their authenticity.
Bhui, K. (2012). Culture and mental health: A comprehensive textbook. CRC Press.
In his book Culture and Mental Health, Bhui, an academician with specialties in pharmacology, epidemiology, clinical physiotherapy and even has a masters in mental health seeks to find out the connections that exist between the culture an individual grows in and the psychological health. In his forays, the professor goes through a host of cultures like the Indian, East African, Caribbean, Asian and a host of other minority and majority ethnic groups. The connection that the book has to the Caribbean population provides adequate fertile ground for information access on the effect their culture has on the treatment, recovery, and management of health conditions affiliated to mental incapacitation.
Kirmayer, L. J., Narasiah, L., Munoz, M., Rashid, M., Ryder, A. G., Guzder, J., & Pottie, K. (2011). Common mental health problems in immigrants and refugees: general approach in primary care. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 183(12), E959-E967.
The health challenges that face refugees and immigrants are numerous in both intensity and frequency and are as varied as they are frequent. Kirmayer, Narasiah, Munoz and their counterparts seek to address the illnesses of the migration process that are remotely associated with mental ailments. Based on the populace affected, psychological illness based within immigrants and refugees may be the perfect place to find out the way in which culture influences psychological health, cases of an instance, treatment and even the procedures that are involved in caring for the sick. The viability of the facts obtained from the articled could be vouched for from the sources themselves that are reliable as they originate from stakeholders in mental medicine, people with ideas on what they write.
Woodward, A. T. (2011). Discrimination and help-seeking: Use of professional services and informal support among African Americans, Black Caribbean, and non-Hispanic Whites with a mental disorder. Race and Social Problems, 3(3), 146.
Woodward's article leans towards the first two articles addressed in this work. In his article "Discrimination and help-seeking: Use of professional services and informal support among African Americans, Black Caribbean, and non-Hispanic Whites with a mental disorder," highlights the social problems faced by the minorities.
According to the author, a high profiled psychologist with numerous publications under his belt, the art of discriminating others based on particular characteristics causes them discomfort thereby contributing to them shying off from such places. Patients of mental ailments are not above other humans and thus are susceptible to discriminative bitterness as well as the rest of the population responds to such treatment, a factor that regrettably leads the worsening of their condition.
References
Bhugra, D., Gupta, S., Bhui, K., Craig, T. O. M., Dogra, N., Ingleby, J. D., ... & Stompe, T. (2011). WPA guidance on mental health and mental health care in migrants. World Psychiatry, 10(1), 2-10.
Bhui, K. (2012). Culture and mental health: A comprehensive textbook. CRC Press.
Ezell, J. M., Choi, C. W. J., Wall, M. M., & Link, B. G. (2018). Measuring recurring stigma in the lives of individuals with mental illness. Community mental health journal, 54(1), 27-32.
Gilmer, T., Henwood, B., McGovern, N., Hurst, S., Burgdorf, J., & Innes-Gomberg, D. (2017). Health outcomes and costs associated with the provision of culturally competent services for underrepresented ethnic populations with severe mental illness. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 44(5), 782-791.
Kirmayer, L. J., Narasiah, L., Munoz, M., Rashid, M., Ryder, A. G., Guzder, J., & Pottie, K. (2011). Common mental health problems in immigrants and refugees: general approach in primary care. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 183(12), E959-E967.
Mascayano, F., Armijo, J. E., & Yang, L. H. (2015). Addressing stigma relating to mental illness in low-and middle-income countries. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 6, 38.
Matheson, K., Bombay, A., & Anisman, H. (2018). Culture as an ingredient of personalized medicine. Journal of psychiatry & neuroscience: JPN, 43(1), 3.
McCann, T. V., Renzaho, A., Mugavin, J., & Lubman, D. I. (2017). Stigma of mental illness and substance misuse in Sub‐Saharan African migrants: A qualitative study. International journal of mental health nursing.
Oexle, N., & Corrigan, P. W. (2018). Understanding Mental Illness Stigma toward Persons with Multiple Stigmatized Conditions: Implications of Intersectionality Theory. Psychiatric Services, app-ps.
Woodward, A. T. (2011). Discrimination and help-seeking: Use of professional services and informal support among African Americans, Black Caribbean, and non-Hispanic Whites with a mental disorder. Race and Social Problems, 3(3), 146.
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