TY - JOUR
T1 - The silence of mental health issues within university environments
T2 - A quantitative study
AU - Wynaden, Dianne
AU - McAllister, Margaret
AU - Tohotoa, Jenny
AU - Al Omari, Omar
AU - Heslop, Karen
AU - Duggan, Ravani
AU - Murray, Sean
AU - Happell, Brenda
AU - Byrne, Louise
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2014/10/1
Y1 - 2014/10/1
N2 - A descriptive study was used to examine the attitudes and experiences of staff and students towards mental health problems. Staff completed the "Attitude towards mental illness survey", and students who self-identified having a mental health problem completed the "Stigma scale". Using an online collection process, data from 270 staff and 201 students showed that the "silence" surrounding mental health problems permeates the university environment and impacts on help seeking behaviors, the provision of support and on the recovery and wellbeing of affected individuals. Universities must decrease stigma and foster social inclusion to build self-esteem in people who have mental health problems.
AB - A descriptive study was used to examine the attitudes and experiences of staff and students towards mental health problems. Staff completed the "Attitude towards mental illness survey", and students who self-identified having a mental health problem completed the "Stigma scale". Using an online collection process, data from 270 staff and 201 students showed that the "silence" surrounding mental health problems permeates the university environment and impacts on help seeking behaviors, the provision of support and on the recovery and wellbeing of affected individuals. Universities must decrease stigma and foster social inclusion to build self-esteem in people who have mental health problems.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.apnu.2014.08.003
DO - 10.1016/j.apnu.2014.08.003
M3 - Article
C2 - 25439976
AN - SCOPUS:84908457629
SN - 0883-9417
VL - 28
SP - 339
EP - 344
JO - Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
JF - Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
IS - 5
ER -
