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Modelo teórico comprensivo de la estigmatización hacia personas con diagnóstico de trastorno mental en centros de salud mental de nivel secundario de atención: Un estudio mixto
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1221531
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Pamela Grandon
Start Date
2021
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    Stigma toward people with mental disorders in mental healthcare in Chile
    (2024)
    Pamela Grandón
    ;
    Claudio Bustos
    ;
    Dany Fernández
    ;
    Félix Cova
    ;
    Gabriela Nazar
    <jats:sec><jats:title>Objective:</jats:title><jats:p> This research aimed to determine the stigma toward people with mental illness among mental health personnel and identify individual, professional, and contextual predictors. </jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods:</jats:title><jats:p> A descriptive, cross-sectional, and correlational design was used. The sample consisted of 218 mental health personnel working in Outpatient Psychiatric Units belonging to hospitals and Community Mental Health Centers in Chile. Stigma was evaluated using a scale of humanized treatment, a scale of social distance, and a scale of attitudes in health personnel. In addition, sociodemographic and professional information was collected from mental health personnel and contextual information, particularly the type of outpatient mental health center and the technical-administrative unit that groups all the health centers in a territory. </jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results:</jats:title><jats:p> It was found that mental health personnel, in general terms, present low levels of stigma expressed in behaviors of comfort and support toward users, a desire for closeness and social interaction, and reduced stigmatizing beliefs and attitudes of infantilization toward individuals with MHPs. However, intimacy and trust were lower than expected. Only educational levels and health centers were related to stigma. </jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions:</jats:title><jats:p> The low levels of stigma may be due to the evolution of this phenomenon and the country’s mental health policies. </jats:p></jats:sec>
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