Main description:

Living with Mental Illness in a Globalised World systematically examines the manifold contributions to the burdens of living with mental illness in a developing and globalised world. It explores the stigma of mental illness, the burden of which compares to the symptoms of and is sometimes considered more disabling than the illness itself.

The book starts by reviewing the socio-psychological and cultural processes that contribute to stigma and providing evidence-based interventions to combat it. Chapters critically investigate the ideological and instrumental barriers to mental healthcare and establish that determining the conceptualisations of mental illness helps to unravel the reasons for the underutilisation of mental health services. A compelling case is made for a complementary healthcare model and bottom-up approach that is sensitive to the spiritual and cultural needs of the people.

The text's specific examination of mental healthcare in African countries makes it a timely piece for assisting mental health professionals in understanding the inequities in care that Black Asian and Minority Ethnic groups face and how to improve mental healthcare and delivery to these groups.

Contents:

Foreword; Part One: Attitudes towards Mental Illness; Chapter 1 The Socio-psychological Processes of Stigma; Chapter 2: Types of Mental Illness Stigma; Chapter 3: Stigma Predisposing Factors; Chapter 4: Consequences of the Stigma of Mental Illness; Chapter 5: Pervasiveness of Stigma; Chapter 6: Improving Stigmatising Attitudes; Part Two: Barriers to Mental Healthcare; Chapter 7: Help-seeking Determinants and Ideological Barriers; Chapter 8: Help-seeking Determinants and Instrumental Barriers; Chapter 9: Ideological vs. Instrumental Barriers to Mental Healthcare; Part Three: Pathways to Mental Healthcare: Evolving an Effective Design; Chapter 10: Pathways to Mental Healthcare; Chapter 11: Patterns of Mental Healthcare Pathways in Sub-Saharan Africa; Chapter 12: Conclusion: Towards a Complementary Model of Mental Healthcare.