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Mental Health Stigma: What is being done to raise awareness and reduce stigma in South Africa?

Author(s) -

Ritsuko Kakuma,

Sharon Kleintjes,

Crick Lund,

Natalie Drew,

A Green,

AJ Flisher

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

african journal of psychiatry

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1994-8220

DOI - 10.4314/ajpsy.v13i2.54357

Subject(s) - stigma (botany) , mental health , government (linguistics) , ethnic group , social stigma , inclusion (mineral) , health care , psychology , public health , medicine , public relations , nursing , psychiatry , political science , medical education , family medicine , social psychology , linguistics , philosophy , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , law

Stigma plays a major role in the persistent suffering, disability and economic loss associated with mental illnesses. There is an urgent need to find effective strategies to increase awareness about mental illnesses and reduce stigma and discrimination. This study surveys the existing anti-stigma programmes in South Africa.

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