SOCIETY
Stigma​
Negative attitudes or discrimination against someone based on a distinguishing characteristic such as a mental illness, health condition, or disability. 1 ​
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Barrier to perinatal mental health care.
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Stigma reduction​.
Barrier to perinatal mental health care
Stigma is a barrier to perinatal mental health care.
"Oh well, I think there’s plenty, I mean I think there’s a huge stigma about feeling depressed particularly postnatal depression​."​
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Evidence level: ​High
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​Parts of the care pathway affected: Decision to consult, Assessment, Decision to disclose, Referral, Access to treatment, Provision of optimal treatment, Women’s experience of treatment​.
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Key literature: ​
Stigma reduction​
Research suggests public mental health campaigns can increase knowledge about mental illness and improve attitudes about people with mental illness. 2
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A UK based example was Time to Change: