Attitude Regarding Mental Health among Communities

Background Knowledge of the community regarding mental health problems has a remarkable impact on the attitude, the help seeking path, and prevention of stigma and discrimination against patients with mental health problems. It is also the cornerstone for designing evidence based community mental health interventions. Objectives To assess the attitude regarding mental health among communities of East rest camp Chander nagar, Dehradun. Materials and Methods This study was conducted in the, East rest camp Chander nagar Dehradun, India, from 15 May 2023 to 18 December 2023. Descriptive survey design was adopted and Convenience sampling technique was used to collect data from 500 community people. Self structured questionnaires were used to assess demographic variables and 4 point rating scale was used to check attitudes of community people. Results The study shows that among 500 subjects, 312 62.4 persons had negative attitude towards mental health and 188 37.6 had positive attitude towards mental health. Conclusion The study findings suggest that the majority of the community people had negative attitude toward mental health. Hence there is a need to create mental health awareness and furthermore change the attitude regarding towards mental health. Shikha Joshi | Nisha Joshi | Neha Juyal | Akanksha Goswami | Rajani Rana | Goldi Ramola | Pooja Godiyal "Attitude Regarding Mental Health among Communities" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-8 | Issue-4 , August 2024, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd64669.pdf Paper Url: https://www.ijtsrd.com/medicine/other/64669/attitude-regarding-mental-health-among-communities/shikha-joshi