Mental health and stigma

Abstract

The issue of stigma is recognized as a major public health challenge. There are many authors discussed and examined Mental Health (MH) stigma related factors, emphasized the different levels of stigma with brief description and analysis of individual, family, community and mass media related factors to stigma. From spiritual to more materialistic-oriented world the tendencies of the century are value the economic concerns and overcoming ways of their solutions. That’s why the economic impact of stigma and yearly increased burden of mental health in global economy is also one of the key issues discussed here.