Exploration of the Causation of Stigmatization of Mental Illness in Thailand: Perceptions of Thai University Students
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Stigmas, psychology, Thailand, mental health
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This ethnographic study explores the perceptions of the causation of stigmatization of mental illness in Thailand. This article begins with an overview of the current state of mental health in Thailand and a description of the stigmatization of those suffering from mental health conditions. This is followed by the findings that emerged from interviews with forty college students from an undergraduate Social Science faculty. The forty participants were separated into two groups based on their educational program. The first group consisted of twenty students from a Social Science Faculty at Mahidol University International College, and the second group of twenty students represented a Social Science Faculty from a Thai program at Mahidol University. The findings indicate that while the participants in both groups claimed that they do not stigmatize mental health sufferers, they felt that as a whole, Thai society still does. The participants argued that most Thais still hold negative perceptions of mental illness due to the influences of family, media, and education. The study is descriptive in nature and aims to illustrate the participants’ perceptions of the causes of mental health stigmatization.
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Deveney, B. (2005). An investigation into aspects of Thai culture and its impact on Thai students in an international school in Thailand. Journal of Research in International Education, 4(2), 153–171.
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Erlandson, D., Harris, E., Skipper, B., & Allen, S. (1993). Doing naturalistic inquiry. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
Fry, G., & Bi, H. (2013). The evolution of educational reform in Thailand: the Thai educational paradox. Journal of Educational Administration, 51(3), 290–319.
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Holman, D. (2015). Exploring the relationship between social class, mental illness stigma and mental health literacy using British national survey data. Health, 19(4), 413–429.
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Jones P. (1995) Paying respect: care of elderly parents by Chinese and Filipino American women. Health Care for Women International, 16(5), 385–398.
Jorm, A. (2000). Mental health literacy: Public knowledge and beliefs about mental disorders. British Journal of Psychiatry, 177, 396–401.
Jory, P. (2018). Bupphesanniwat Fever: Gendered Nationalism and Middle-Class Views of Thailand's Political Predicament. Sojourn: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia, 33(2), 440–456.
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Koenig, H., Weiner, D., Peterson, B., Meador, K., & Keefe, F. (1997) Religious coping in the nursing home: a biopsychosocial model. International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, 27(4), 365–376.
Kongsuk, T., Supanya, S., Kenbubpha, K., Phimtra, S., Sukhawaha, S., & Leejongpermpoon, J. (2017). Services for depression and suicide in Thailand. WHO South East Asia Journal of Public Health, 6(1), 34–38.
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Sanseeha, L., Chontawan, R., Sethabouppha, H., Disayavanish, C., & Turale, S. (2009). Illness perspectives of Thais diagnosed with schzophrenia. Nursing and Health Sciences, 11, 306–311.
Schmidt, K., Miles, J., & Welsh, A. (2011). Perceived discrimination and social support: the influences on career development and college adjustment of LGBT college students. Journal of Career Development, 38(4), 293–309.
Scout, P., Villegas, J., & Jennings, N. (2004). Images of Mental illness in the media: identifying gaps in the research. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 30(3), 543–561.
Sethabouppha H. & Kane C. (2005) Caring for the seriously mentally ill in Thailand. Buddhist family caregiving. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 19(2), 44–57.
Sun, M., Pu, W., Wang, Z., Hu, A., Yang, J., Chen, X. . . . Rosenheck, R. (2013). Investigation on the influence of a didactic course in psychiatry on attitudes of mental illness in Chinese college students. Asia Pacific Psychiatry, 5(3), 147–151.
Suwanlert, S. (1976). Neurotic and psychotic states attributed to Thai "Phii Pob" spirit possession. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 10, 119–123.
Ta, T., Zieger, A., Schomerus, G., Cao, T., Dettling, M., Do, X. . . . Hahhn, E. (2016). Influence of urbanity on perception of mental illness stigma: a population based study in urban and rural Hanoi, Vietnam. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 62(8), 685–695.
Udomratn, P. (2009), Psychiatry in Translation from Thailand: compiled and translated by Pichet Udomratn. Asia-Pacific Psychiatry, 1(2), 98–100.
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WHO-AIMS Report on Mental Health System in Thailand (pp. 2–27, Rep.). Retrieved from http://www.who.int/mental_health/thailand_who_aims_report.pdf
Yamada, M., Shimosato, S., Kazama, M., Tanaka, R., Panichkul, Y., Supatra, S. . . . Kazama, M. (2001). Investigation of nursing students’ attitudes toward people with mental disorders: A comparative study of Thailand and Japan. Bulletin of Yamanashi Medical University, 18, 69–75.
Zieger, A., Mungee, A., Schomerus, G., Ta, T., Dettling, M., Angermeyer, M., & Hahn, E. (2016). Perceived stigma of mental illness: a comparison between two metropolitan cities in India. Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 58(4), 432–437.