Table 3 Strategies to reduce the stigma toward people with mental disorders in Iran
Themes | Sub themes |
|---|---|
Emphasis on education and changing attitudes | Education and changing the attitudes of health care providers |
Public education | |
Utilizing the potential of Islamic clergymen | |
Changing the culture | Establishing cultural committees, launching campaigns, and determining a support ambassador |
The role of media | |
The role of books and educational materials | |
Holding festivals | |
The role of popular individuals | |
Introducing recovered patients | |
Creating a common language | |
Promoting supportive services | Budget and insurance coverage |
Necessity to devise appropriate tariffs for mental health services | |
Consideration of the social rights of patients | |
Role of various organizations and institutions | Ministry of Health and Medical Education |
Municipality | |
Islamic Development Organization | |
Other organizations | |
Integrated reform of structures and policies | Establishing committee and secretariat |
Delimiting the disciplines and preventing the involvement of non-experts | |
Integration of psychiatric wards in the general hospitals | |
Emphasis on having systematic and massive programs | |
Evidence-based actions | Research actions |
Using successful projects as a pattern |