Open AccessCONFIRMATION BIAS & PSYCHOEDUCATION WITH RELATION TO MENTAL ILLNESS
Author(s) -
Shambhavi Prathap,
Jyoti Das
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of advanced research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2320-5407
DOI - 10.21474/ijar01/13593
Subject(s) - psychoeducation , mental health , mental illness , psychology , cognition , collectivism , relation (database) , cognitive bias , psychotherapist , psychiatry , clinical psychology , political science , computer science , database , individualism , law , intervention (counseling)
The article aims to review the present understanding of cognitive biases and how they play a role in the understanding of mental illnesses. The paper explores the effect of conformation bias in a collectivistic society and how psychoeducation can play a role in forwarding research backed and data-driven mental healthcare.