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Comparative Study
| Published: August 03, 2021
A Comparative Study of Common Factors Restricting Seeking Professional Psychiatric Help in Mental Illness in Rural and Urban Area
Clinical Psychologist, Asray Child Guidance and Neuro-psychiatric Point, Kidwai Nagar, Kanpur, UP, India Google Scholar More about the auther
Assistant Professor, Dept of Clinical Psychology, Institute of Mental Health & Hospital, Agra, UP, India Google Scholar More about the auther
Lecturer, Dept of Psychiatric Social Work, ABVIMS & Dr RML Hospital, New Delhi, India Google Scholar More about the auther
DIP: 18.01.040.20210903
DOI: 10.25215/0903.040
ABSTRACT
Background: Mental illness is a condition that affects a person’s thinking, feeling or mood. Having mental illness affects how family and society changes its perception towards that individual, thus there are several factors that could hinder seeking professional help. Aim: The aim of the study was to compare the common factors restricting seeking professional psychiatric help in mental illness in rural and urban area. Methodology: Sample size of 50 rural and urban areas from psychiatric institute was selected and purposive sampling method was used. Self-prepared Socio-demographic data sheet and clinical data sheet, Stigma scale and Self-prepared checklist on Faith healing was used for the data collection. It was a cross sectional study. Result: It was found that stigma related to mental illness was one of the factors restricting seeking professional help in mental illness. Families and patient from rural area were seeking less professional help when compared with their urban counterparts. Conclusion: Concluding one can easily frame that it is very import to conduct community awareness programs to increase acceptance of mental illness in the society and to reduce the factors restricting seeking professional psychiatric in both the rural and urban areas.
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© 2021, Yadav D., Sweta & Singh U.
Received: June 24, 2021; Revision Received: July 21, 2021; Accepted: August 03, 2021
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ISSN 2348-5396
ISSN 2349-3429
18.01.040.20210903
10.25215/0903.040
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Published in Volume 09, Issue 3, July- September, 2021