Title: Understanding (and Getting Past) the Mental Health Stigma – Health Essentials from Cleveland Clinic
Headings: Understanding (and Getting Past) the Mental Health Stigma
Understanding (and Getting Past) the Mental Health Stigma
How to see past outdated, prevailing attitudes and views
The stigma’s roots
Cultural understanding
The unknowns
Interaction with other health issues
Fighting the stigma
Talking about it
Seeing the full picture
Showing support
Understanding there’s hope

Content: Policy
And, yet, not everyone feels that way. Despite openness from many, there still exists a stigma around the topic of mental health that prevents many from acknowledging the effects of mental health and potential treatments. With 1 in 5 Americans facing mental health issues each year, it’s important to understand where this stigma comes from and how we can push back against it. We talked to psychiatrist Douglas McLaughlin, DO, about the history of the stigma around mental health and what can be done to scale it back. The stigma’s roots
It’s important, Dr. McLaughlin says, to understand the history of how the world has viewed mental health when thinking about the stigma surrounding it. Cultural understanding
“Culture and society has always been fascinated by mental health,” he points out. “ There are so many books on this topic and those who dealt with issues: composers, artists, even whole books that put Shakespeare’s plays and characters in the context of mental health. But despite that interest, people with mental health issues didn’t always receive the care they needed. “ We mistreated people, we misunderstood people and we didn’t have good treatment options,” says Dr. McLaughlin.