Examining the Impact of This Is My Brave on Mental Illness Stigma and Willingness to Seek Help: A Pilot Study.
Community Ment Health J
; 54(3): 276-281, 2018 04.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29372500
ABSTRACT
This Is My Brave (TIMB) is a contact-based mental illness stigma reduction program, set in theaters, meant to reduce stigma, increase beliefs about empowerment and recovery, and improve attitudes towards treatment seeking for mental health concerns. The authors conducted the first empirical evaluation of TIMB using a pre-post survey design. Approximately 481 audience members of TIMB performances were invited to complete a survey of stigmatizing attitudes towards mental illness, beliefs about recovery and empowerment, and willingness to seek treatment at pre-and post-performance. Analyses of responses from 372 participants using paired samples t-tests revealed changes in the desired direction on all variables from pre-test to post-test. Audience members experienced a decrease in stigma, improvements in beliefs about recovery and empowerment, and greater willingness to seek treatment. TIMB is a promising stigma-reduction program and there is a need for a more detailed investigation of the program's impact using more rigorous methodology.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Stereotyping
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Patient Acceptance of Health Care
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Social Stigma
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Health Promotion
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Mental Disorders
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
Community Ment Health J
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States