Research Article
Attitudes towards Patients with Mental Disorders among People of Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia: Cross-Sectional Study
Author(s):
Kawthar Alsaleh, Hawraa Alsuroj and Qasem Aljabr*
Background: Mental disorders are among the most stigmatizing conditions worldwide. The stigma towards people with mental health disorders became an extra burden to the patients in addition to the condition itself. Stigma of mental disorders is classified into: public stigma, institutional stigma, and self-stigma. The purpose of this study was to identify beliefs underlying mental disorders stigma and the general attitude of the community to develop efficient and well-targeted anti-stigma programs. Materials & Methods: It was a cross-sectional prospective descriptive study to determine the attitudes of general population in Al-Ahsa governorate, Saudi Arabia towards people with mental disorders conducted between Oct 2020 till Dec 2021. Subjects above the age of 18 years were the study population. Simple random sampling was used to select the partici.. Read More»
10.54608.annalsmedical.2022.27
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