Current Government Care Model

People with mental health issues have been viewed and treated in a variety of ways within western society throughout time. Historically if an individual displayed behaviours which disrupted their function in society and defied social norms they were viewed as lunatics, insane or even cursed (Cowan, 2008; Elder & Evans & Nizette, 2009). It is from these past issues that many people still have unreasonable thoughts about mental illness; their misconceptions have created unreasonable fears and negative attitudes toward those who experience it. This negativity brings for many the barriers of not only

Although stigmatizing attitudes are not only relatable to mental illness, the public attitudes towards mental illness tend to be more disapproving than towards people with physical illnesses (Piner and Kahle, 1984; Socall and Holtgraves, 1992; Weiner, Perry and Magnusson, 1988). Those with mental illnesses are viewed as being more likely to be responsible for their mental illness (Corrigan et al., 2000; 105). This assumptions is more towards those who suffer from substance additions and eating disorders rather than those who suffer from conditions such as schizophrenia (Angermeyer and Matschinger, 2004). Such attitudes as these therefore lead to discrimination. People in society are less likely to employ (Bordieri and Drehmer, 1986) and rent apartments (Page, 1977) to those suffering from mental illness, citizens are also more likely to direct false accusations of violence to the mentally ill. (Explaining the increased arrest rate among mental patients: a cautionary note, 1980; Steadman, 1981)

While stigma may not necessarily be a cause of a person’s mental disorder, it can certainly contribute to the complication and perpetuation of their illness. The effect of stigma goes well beyond just the patient and provides a commentary on society’s overall level of intolerance of those who are considered different from the majority. By recognizing the level of stigma that exists, perhaps we can alter that behavior and gravitate towards a more productive attitude towards mental illness.

Perhaps social tolerance of mental illness, as suggested by Morant, is inversely correlated with its perceived “otherness.” In other words: disorders that seem to affect the personality, identity, or “humanness” of a patient are subject to the most discrimination and misinterpretation. One counterargument is that familiarity with mental illness is linked to tolerance, the result being that the most common disorders, such as generalized anxiety, are the most accepted in society. However, this argument quickly falls apart with substance abuse disorders, as addiction is both common in the American population (≈23 million affected) and highly stigmatized. Indeed, several reviews (Poreddi et. al 2015, Morant 1995), done on this matter have amassed evidence that physicians and healthcare providers, despite extensive training, continue to see schizophrenic patients as, in their own words, “different”, “very ill,” and “… strangers on earth …” (Morant 1995). This suggests that education alone is not enough to combat prejudice against schizophrenia.

Within the past two decades there’s been a revival in efforts to reduce stigmatization attached to mental illnesses. It was concluded that if mental illnesses were perceived better as ‘real’ diseases by the public that stigma would go down greatly. Reports proposed the idea that better scientific understanding of mental illnesses by the general public could greatly reduce stigma. Stigma is intensely rooted in social and cultural norms it’s patterns devalue and dehumanize groups of individuals within society (in this case mentally ill people). Stigma constructs barriers for individuals, barriers that limit a person’s abilities to have equal opportunities for employment, safe housing, health care and social relationships.Efforts to reduce stigma in recent years have

Over the past three decades there has been collaborated work between the government via the National Mental Health Strategy in order to develop services and programs related to mental health, enabling a more profound assistance to the mental health needs of Australians. Although there are a range of supports available for mentally ill individuals and their families, only one third of individuals with mental illness actually use these health services (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2016). Various payments and pensions is an example of how some solutions are currently in place specifically to this group. These payments and pensions ensure protection and access to other various services and opportunities are

In the January 18th 2016 issue of People Magazine, AstraZeneca ran an advertisement for Seroquel XR, an atypical antipsychotic. This advertisement was just one of seven prescription drug advertisements in the 94 page magazine, all urging readers to ask their doctors about a medication. These seven advertisements are a small sample of the direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertisement that flood television, radio, magazines, newspapers, and websites in the United States. The debate about whether DTC advertisement for psychotropic medication provides the consumer with more information and power over their medical care and reduces stigma or whether it leads to physicians to prescribing medications before assessing other treatment options and adds to the

In 1968 the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) updated the definition of schizophrenia to include hostility, aggressiveness, and lack of acceptance of oneself. The next social, or cultural influence is that of stigma against mental illness in our daily lives. These attitudes play on decisions made in our lives that affect the larger world. In a recent poll released by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) finds misconceptions to be prominent by American society. “Slightly more than 70 percent of those surveyed would be afraid for their own safety around a person who has not received treatment for schizophrenia, and 21 percent would be afraid for their own safety around a person who had been treated for the disorder, according to the results” (American Psychiatric Association, 2011).

The Australian Government’s Better Access to Psychiatrists, Psychologists and General Practitioners through the Medicare Benefits Schedule (Better Access) initiative is a health promotion program that an older person may benefit from in addressing this area of development. The Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA, 2012) advises that the central goal of this national program is to enable access to evidence-based treatment to promote health outcomes for individuals with clinically indicated mental disorder. For these individuals, access to care is enabled by subsidising the financial cost of up to ten individual and ten group allied mental health services each calendar year (DoHA, 2012).

Schomerus, G., Malschinger, H., Angermeyer, M. C. (2014). Causal beliefs of the public and social acceptance of persons with mental illness: A comparative analysis of schizophrenia, depression and alcohol dependence. Psychological Medicine, 44, 303-314.

Stigma has been said to be “a feeling of being negatively differentiated owing to a particular condition, group membership or state in life”(Arboleda-Florez & Stuart, 2012, p. 458). There are typically two types of mental illness stigma that are discussed. Public stigma, also known as societal stigma, is the stigma associated with the prejudicial attitudes the public holds towards those people who suffer from mental illness (Arboleda-Florez & Stuart, 2012; Corrigan, Markowitz, Watson, Rowan & Kubiak, 2003). Self-stigma, also known as internalized stigma, is the loss of self-esteem, withdrawal, and personal shame that some with mental illness will experience. Self-stigma is usually developed when those who suffer from mental illness associate the negative stereotypes the public holds with themselves (Chronister, Chou, & Lieo, 2013; Corrigan et al., 2003).

Also associated with the unfavorable perceptions about mental illness and bipolar disorder is another consequence that is very harmful to the social wellbeing of these patients, which is the dynamics of social exclusion and social rejection. When Link et. al (1999) performed a nationally representative study to determine the effects of public perception about mental illness on the desire of the general population to avoid individuals with the disorders, they found that when the general public harbors more negative perceptions,—especially when perceiving individuals with the disorders as violent even if there is no indication of any violence—there is a greater desire for social distance from those individuals. Because others do not want to be around those certain individuals, the individuals themselves actually end up internalizing the stigma and isolate themselves from the rest of society.

Mental health illness is related to a group of illness, anxiety and stress are the most common health problems. Mental illness affects how a person feels, thinks, behaves, and interacts with other people (Department of Health, 2007). Mental health service delivery models in Australia has significantly changed from institutional care to the community care setting (Frost et al., 2017). This easy will discuss about he changes in services before and post institutional, how recovery model introduced in Australian mental health service and critically analyses the effect on the population with mental health and their experiences as consumers towards the mental health service.

Pharmaceutical companies use direct to consumer advertisement to present their drug as effective by means of promotional visuals, symbols and language that appeal to women and attract a large customer base. I want to know if women are the targeted for prescription drugs on television commercials, video commercials on the internet and magazines, also known as in direct to consumer pharmaceutical advertisement. If so, I would like to see the effects this has on not only women but the public’s perception of women and pharmaceutical drugs that treat diseases, specifically mental health diseases.

In the previous article, it was evident that awareness of one 's illness was linked to the better function outcomes and lower self-esteem and hope. The explanation that was given for such findings was based on the concept that acceptance would impact on the outcomes in different ways depending on the meaning that one attaches to the acceptance. In this case, variability will be evident depending on the extent that one accepts stigmatizing ideologies and beliefs concerning mental illnesses.