Living with Mental Illness in a Globalised World systematically examines the manifold contributions to the burdens of living with mental illness in a developing and globalised world. It explores the stigma of mental illness, the burden of which compares to the symptoms of and is sometimes considered more disabling than the illness itself.
The book starts by reviewing the socio-psychological and cultural processes that contribute to stigma and providing evidence-based interventions to combat it. Chapters critically investigate the ideological and instrumental barriers to mental healthcare and establish that determining the conceptualisations of mental illness helps to unravel the reasons for the underutilisation of mental health services. A compelling case is made for a complementary healthcare model and bottom-up approach that is sensitive to the spiritual and cultural needs of the people.
The text’s specific examination of mental healthcare in African countries makes it a timely piece for assisting mental health professionals in understanding the inequities in care that Black Asian and Minority Ethnic groups face and how to improve mental healthcare and delivery to these groups.
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I : Attitudes towards Mental Illness
Chapter 1 : The Socio-psychological Processes of Stigma
Chapter 2 : Types of Mental Illness Stigma
Chapter 3 : Stigma Predisposing Factors
Chapter 4 : Consequences of the Stigma of Mental Illness
Chapter 5 : Pervasiveness of Stigma
Chapter 6 : Improving Stigmatising Attitudes
Part II : Barriers to Mental Healthcare
Chapter 7 : Help-seeking Determinants and Ideological Barriers
Chapter 8 : Help-seeking Determinants and Instrumental Barriers
Chapter 9 : Ideological vs. Instrumental Barriers to Mental Healthcare
Part III : Pathways to Mental Healthcare : Evolving an Effective Design
Chapter 10 : Pathways to Mental Healthcare
Chapter 11 : Patterns of Mental Healthcare Pathways in Sub-Saharan Africa
Chapter 12 : Conclusion : Towards a Complementary Model of Mental Healthcare
References
Subject Index
