TY - JOUR
T1 - Perceived stigma and discrimination among persons with mood and anxiety disorders
T2 - Results from the WHO World Mental Health Survey Portugal
AU - Antunes, Ana
AU - Silva, Manuela
AU - Azeredo-Lopes, Sofia
AU - Cardoso, Graça
AU - Caldas-de-Almeida, José Miguel
N1 - Funding Information:
The Portuguese Mental Health Survey was carried out by the Department of Mental Health, NOVA Medical School, NOVA University of Lisbon, with collaboration of the CESOP - Portuguese Catholic University, and was funded by the Champalimaud Foundation, the Gulbenkian Foundation, the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) and the Ministry of Health.
Funding Information:
The present paper also received funding from the Active Citizens Fund - EEA Grants Portugal.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Asociación Universitaria de Zaragoza para el Progreso de la Psiquiatría y la Salud Mental
PY - 2022/10/1
Y1 - 2022/10/1
N2 - Background and objectives: The stigma attached to mental disorders remains a public health challenge, represents an important barrier to healthcare and widens existing social inequalities. This study aimed to characterize the association between perceived stigma and mental disorders. The two main objectives were to estimate the association between perceived stigma and 12-month anxiety and mood disorders, and to assess the factors associated with perceived stigma among persons with these mental disorders. Methods: A nationally representative sample of the Portuguese population was used. Participants were Portuguese-speaking adults, aged 18 or above and residing in permanent dwellings in the country's mainland. The survey was administered by trained lay interviewers using a computer assisted personal interview (CAPI) on a face-to-face setting. Results: The results showed a two-fold increase in the likelihood of experiencing stigma among individuals with 12-month anxiety and mood disorders, slightly higher in the latter, when compared with individuals without. Among the sub-sample with these mental disorders, participants retired (or others), with psychiatric comorbidity and with co-occurrence of psychiatric and physical disorders had higher odds of reporting perceived stigma. Conclusions: The findings of this study highlight the need to consider stigma as a public health priority in Portugal and to develop policies to create awareness and promote the social inclusion of persons with mental disorders.
AB - Background and objectives: The stigma attached to mental disorders remains a public health challenge, represents an important barrier to healthcare and widens existing social inequalities. This study aimed to characterize the association between perceived stigma and mental disorders. The two main objectives were to estimate the association between perceived stigma and 12-month anxiety and mood disorders, and to assess the factors associated with perceived stigma among persons with these mental disorders. Methods: A nationally representative sample of the Portuguese population was used. Participants were Portuguese-speaking adults, aged 18 or above and residing in permanent dwellings in the country's mainland. The survey was administered by trained lay interviewers using a computer assisted personal interview (CAPI) on a face-to-face setting. Results: The results showed a two-fold increase in the likelihood of experiencing stigma among individuals with 12-month anxiety and mood disorders, slightly higher in the latter, when compared with individuals without. Among the sub-sample with these mental disorders, participants retired (or others), with psychiatric comorbidity and with co-occurrence of psychiatric and physical disorders had higher odds of reporting perceived stigma. Conclusions: The findings of this study highlight the need to consider stigma as a public health priority in Portugal and to develop policies to create awareness and promote the social inclusion of persons with mental disorders.
KW - Discrimination
KW - Epidemiology
KW - Mental disorders
KW - Stigma
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ejpsy.2022.06.001
DO - 10.1016/j.ejpsy.2022.06.001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85139654616
SN - 0213-6163
VL - 36
SP - 280
EP - 287
JO - European Journal of Psychiatry
JF - European Journal of Psychiatry
IS - 4
ER -