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Mental Health Stigma- An Additional Burden of Discrimination for Women in Healthcare System
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Stigma- An Additional, Burden of DiscriminationAbstract
Madam, Stigma is defined as "an attribute regarded as undesirable and unpleasant and which distinguishes the stigmatised person from other members of the community to which they belong'' that leads to the segregation of such individuals from the society. Despite an advance in knowledge over the past 20 years, people who sought help for a mental health problem still had to deal with the stigmatising attitudes.1 Above 20 million Pakistanis i.e around 10% of population experience some sort of mental illness, which continues to be a substantial reason for concern. The country has just 400 psychiatrists and five psychiatric hospitals in a population of more than 180 million; one of the lowest psychiatrist to person ratio across the world, which highlights the full seriousness of this predicament.2Downloads
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Jamal, A. ., Hussain, S. S. ., & Adil, N. . (2023). Mental Health Stigma- An Additional Burden of Discrimination for Women in Healthcare System. Annals of King Edward Medical University, 29(Spl3), 289–290. https://doi.org/10.21649/akemu.v29iSpl3.5551 (Original work published October 31, 2023)
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