Unblocking the pathway to psychological care: The role of stigma and mental health literacy in general help-seeking for psychological distress

• Main Author: Del Puerto, Abigail P.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2022
• Subjects: Distress (Psychology); Mental health; Health literacy; Stigma (Social psychology); Clinical Psychology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etdm_psych/25; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1025&context=etdm_psych
• Institution: De La Salle University

Stigma of seeking psychological help is a significant barrier to help-seeking for psychological distress. Various anti-stigma campaigns utilize mental health literacy programs expecting an upturn in help-seeking. By integrating parts of the Modified Labelling Theory (Link et al, 1987, 1989), the Hea...