...Elvan Emine Ata; Merve Saritas Arslan Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of designing anti-stigma posters on the beliefs of students taking the psychiatric nursing course toward mental illness. Design/methodology/approach This study used a single group pretest−posttest...

...Georgios Marios Kyriakatis; Prokopia Mirka Lykou; Phoebe-Demeter Speis; Zacharias Dimitriadis; Thomas Besios Purpose Physiotherapists play a key role of the multidisciplinary team for the treatment of mental illnesses. However, the focused education of physical therapists in this field in Greece...

...Tamara Levene; Lisanne Stock Purpose Doctors are more likely to suffer from mental illness in comparison to the wider population. This is particularly true for junior doctors, who are at increased risk in comparison to their senior colleagues. This study aims to identify whether junior doctors...

...Molefeng Isaac Riba; Ian Peter Saunderson Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss stigma and insensitive communication surrounding mental illness discourse amongst adolescents in the Polokwane Local Municipality against the background of a Foucauldian lens. Design/methodology/approach...

... will support better integration of these emerging MH professionals within the multidisciplinary MH team. The purpose of this study was to determine the exposure to, knowledge and attitudes of final year exercise physiology students towards people with mental illness (MI). Design/methodology/approach...

... al., 2015 ; Shann et al., 2014 ; Thorpe and Chénier, 2011), which indicated the importance of knowledge acquisition, procedural knowledge enabling skill development and attitudinal development (e.g. fostering de-stigmatisation of mental illness, and enhanced empathy and respect...

... of this paper is to examine the notion of perceived dangerousness, which is a concept where persons with mental illness are thought by others to be inherently dangerous. Design/methodology/approach A vigorous search of databases was undertaken for articles published between 2000 and 2016. Some seminal...

... as opposed to risk to self. Since the death of Edward Drummond in 1843, shot in the mistaken belief he was the British Prime Minister Peel by McNaughton, those suffering from mental illness have had a defence at law for acting in a way associated with their mental illness if this breaks the law. Obviously...

...Dwayne Devonish Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the perceptions of private and public sector managers in Barbados regarding the concepts of mental health and illness at work. It also explored their interactions and experiences with persons with mental illness at work and various...

... the skills, knowledge and values she has developed during her recovery from mental illness have been essential in undertaking the daily activities with consumers and clinicians, overcoming the challenges and dilemmas, and managing her own wellness. Findings – The paper provides insight...

... follow-up. Analysis of Recovery Star and personal goal achievement data collected at service entry and exit points during routine practice (n=181), at four sites in England. The adults had mental illness diagnoses including depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, personality disorder...

.... The purpose of this paper is to illustrate an example of how lived experience of mental illness can be used to increase students' awareness of the impact of this and to offer indicators of how they can respond more effectively by following the professional philosophy of client‐centred practice. By involving...

...Helen Barnes Purpose Influential social and recovery models, de‐emphasising mental illness understandings, form key mandates for mental health education today. This paper, however, aims to question how responsive these perspectives may be to service users, and seeks to review the value of mental...