El estigma de la salud mental en atención primaria: revisión bibliográfica

Navarro Segura, Silvia
Share
Introduction: The stigma associated with mental disorders is a phenomenon that affects the person holistically. It constitutes a problem that interferes negatively in the quality of life of users, for example acting as a barrier to access paid jobs, social relationships, educational opportunities, health services... Primary care is essential for addressing mental health disorders, since it is the gateway for the vast majority of patients to the health system. Objective: To know the care provided to people suffering from a mental health disorder in the primary care setting. Material and methods: A bibliographic review was carried out using the PubMed, PsycInfo, CINAHL, Scielo and Scopus databases during the months of January to April 2023. The search was limited to studies published between 2017 and 2023. After applying inclusion and exclusion criteria, the study was carried out with a total of 10 selected articles. Results: The selected studies confirm the barrier effects that stigmatization creates in terms of the services provided by health professionals to mental health users. Conclusions: In the following bibliographical review, some results have been obtained that confirm the negative impacts that the stigmatization of mental health has on mental health by health professionals. The different studies affirm the educational need and the implementation of projects against stigma ​
This document is licensed under a Creative Commons:Attribution - Non commercial - No Derivate Works (by-nc-nd) Creative Commons by-nc-nd4.0