Conference paper
LEVERAGING DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY TO CHALLENGE MENTAL HEALTH STIGMA IN WEST BENGAL: A PROTOCOL
Ahmed Hankir
; Centre for Mental Health Research in association with University of Cambridge (CMHR-CU), Cambridge, UK ;South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK ;Department of Psychiatry, Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies, Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Sharmistha Ghosh
; Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Leeds, UK
Syed Mustafa Ali
; Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Leeds, UK
Frederick R. Carrick
; Centre for Mental Health Research in association with University of Cambridge (CMHR-CU), Cambridge, UK, ;Department of Neurology, Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies, Cape Canaveral, FL, USA ;Neurology, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, FL, USA ;Medical Education, MGH Institute for Health Professions, Boston, MA, USA
Rashid Zaman
; Centre for Mental Health Research in association with University of Cambridge (CMHR-CU), Cambridge, UK, ;Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, UK ;Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Abstract
Mental health related stigma is a pernicious phenomenon that permeates and pervades our world. As stigma continues to evolve
so too must our approach to reduce it. This paper outlines a protocol that leverages the power of virtual contact and digital
technology to challenge mental health related stigma in West Bengal, India.
Keywords
mental health stigma; digital technology; explanatory models; mental illness; global mental health
Hrčak ID:
263320
URI
Publication date:
4.9.2019.
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