Stigma towards Mental Disorders among Nursing Students and Professionals: A Bibliometric Analysis.

Concepción Martínez-Martínez,Juan Diego Ramos-Pichardo,Blanca Prieto-Callejero,Francisca Esteve-Claramunt

doi:10.3390/ijerph19031839

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Abstract

Stigma is one of the main barriers to prevention, treatment and recovery from mental illness. However, bibliometric studies in this area are still scarce. Therefore, our aim was to quantify and analyze the scientific literature on the stigma of nursing students and professionals towards mental disorders. To this purpose, bibliometric indicators of scientific production, impact and collaboration were used. Among our results, it stands out that only 14.3% of the total number of studies analyzed measure the efficacy of the interventions carried out to reduce stigma. Furthermore, with exceptions such as Happell B and Byrne L, collaborations between authors and institutions are limited. “Service user involvement” appeared as a prominent keyword in 2018, coinciding with the increase in publications on the effectiveness of interventions. Interventions based on the involvement of people with psychiatric diagnoses in the design of nursing curricula seem to become a promising line of research. More studies measuring the efficacy of such interventions are needed. Knowledge of the lines of research that are being developed and of the researchers and institutions involved can contribute to creating synergy between the different researchers and to continue adding projects to the existing ones, thus contributing to the generation of more robust results that show the most indicated interventions to reduce the still present stigma and improve care for people with psychiatric diagnoses.

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Mental health is a priority for the World Health Organization (WHO), as expressed by its statement that there can be “no health without mental health” [1], mental disorders remain one of the main causes of disability and dependence
The economic burden attributed to mortality and morbidity associated with mental illness exceeds 4% of the gross domestic product (GDP), approximately EUR 600 billion, of the 28 countries that comprise the European Union [2]
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Mental health is a priority for the World Health Organization (WHO), as expressed by its statement that there can be “no health without mental health” [1], mental disorders remain one of the main causes of disability and dependence. In 2007, neuropsychiatric diseases accounted for 14% of the global burden of diseases [2]. Their incidence continues to increase annually, such that the WHO estimates that by 2030, depression will be the leading cause of disability worldwide. The economic burden attributed to mortality and morbidity associated with mental illness exceeds 4% of the gross domestic product (GDP), approximately EUR 600 billion, of the 28 countries that comprise the European Union [2]. Several national governments are implementing initiatives to reduce the impact of mental illness and its associated costs.

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