Artículo de revista
Stigma towards mental illness and substance use issues in primary health care: Challenges and opportunities for Latin America
Fecha
2018Registro en:
Global Public Health, Volumen 13, Issue 10, 2018, Pages 1468-1480
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17441692
10.1080/17441692.2017.1356347
Autor
Sapag, Jaime C.
Sena, Brena F.
Bustamante, Inés V.
Bobbili, Sireesha J.
Velasco, Paola R.
Mascayano, Franco
Alvarado, Rubén
Khenti, Akwatu
Institución
Resumen
© 2017, © 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Stigma towards mental illness and addictive disorders is a global problem and one of the main obstacles in tackling this issue remains the effective integration of mental health services into primary health care (PHC). In Latin America, information has significantly increased on the existence of stigma; however, little is known about effective interventions to prevent stigma and promote recovery-oriented practices in PHC. The aim of this study is to understand the existing evidence regarding mental health stigma in PHC with a special focus on the Latin American region. A scoping review of the literature related to mental health stigma in PHC was conducted. Two hundred and seventeen articles were evaluated; 74 met inclusion criteria and 14 additional articles were selected from references of search results. Results were subdivided into five different perspectives: users, family members and significant others, health p