The Silence of Mental Health Issues Within University Environments: A Quantitative Study
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"....
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| author | Wynaden, Dianne McAllister, M. Tohotoa, Jenny Al Omari, Omar Heslop, Karen Duggan, Ravani Murray, Sean Happell, B. Bryne, L. |
| author_facet | Wynaden, Dianne McAllister, M. Tohotoa, Jenny Al Omari, Omar Heslop, Karen Duggan, Ravani Murray, Sean Happell, B. Bryne, L. |
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| description | 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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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-111832019-02-19T04:26:00Z The Silence of Mental Health Issues Within University Environments: A Quantitative Study Wynaden, Dianne McAllister, M. Tohotoa, Jenny Al Omari, Omar Heslop, Karen Duggan, Ravani Murray, Sean Happell, B. Bryne, L. 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. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11183 10.1016/j.apnu.2014.08.003 W.B. Saunders Company fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Wynaden, Dianne McAllister, M. Tohotoa, Jenny Al Omari, Omar Heslop, Karen Duggan, Ravani Murray, Sean Happell, B. Bryne, L. The Silence of Mental Health Issues Within University Environments: A Quantitative Study |
| title | The Silence of Mental Health Issues Within University Environments: A Quantitative Study |
| title_full | The Silence of Mental Health Issues Within University Environments: A Quantitative Study |
| title_fullStr | The Silence of Mental Health Issues Within University Environments: A Quantitative Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Silence of Mental Health Issues Within University Environments: A Quantitative Study |
| title_short | The Silence of Mental Health Issues Within University Environments: A Quantitative Study |
| title_sort | silence of mental health issues within university environments: a quantitative study |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11183 |