a. Significance of the research and literature review
Mental health problems are currently considered as a burden in Vietnam. However, there are inadequate studies conducted in the country in this field. In few existed studies in mental health in Vietnam, the researchers present a fact that most Vietnamese people have limited perception of mental health, which leads to stigma and discrimination toward people having mental health problems. Those stigma and discrimination sometimes are articulated not only in community but also in family. People with depressive symptoms often feel un-comfortable to seek help and take part in treatment program frequently. Therefore, this study aims to examine the association between family attitude and the frequency …show more content…
One of the most concerned theme is stigma and discrimination toward people with mental illnesses, which have been common in many communities for a long time. Many studies conducted in various groups in many countries, including the U.S., Australia, British, and others, prove it (Chapman et al., 2014; Cummings et al., 2013; Henning-Smith et al., 2013; Reavley et al., 2011). The stigma and discrimination may be expressed in many forms, such as attitude, comment, and behaviors. People in the same culture often share their stigmatizing attitude of mental health problems (Thoits, 2011) even though, most people often hold stigmatizing attitudes than they report for themselves (Reavley & Jorm, …show more content…
As Butzlaff et al. (1998), “expressed emotion (EE) refers to care giver 's attitude towards a person with a mental disorder as reflected by comments about the patient made to an interviewer. It is a significant characteristic of the family milieu that has been found to predict symptom relapse in a wide range of mental disorders” (Amaresha et al., 2012). Amaresha et al. (2012) summarize the components of the construct of expressed emotion as following: (i) critical comments; (ii) hostility (Wearden et al., 2000); (iii) emotional over involvement (Wearden et al., 2000); (iv) warmth; (v) positive
Mental health problems are currently considered as a burden in Vietnam. However, there are inadequate studies conducted in the country in this field. In few existed studies in mental health in Vietnam, the researchers present a fact that most Vietnamese people have limited perception of mental health, which leads to stigma and discrimination toward people having mental health problems. Those stigma and discrimination sometimes are articulated not only in community but also in family. People with depressive symptoms often feel un-comfortable to seek help and take part in treatment program frequently. Therefore, this study aims to examine the association between family attitude and the frequency …show more content…
One of the most concerned theme is stigma and discrimination toward people with mental illnesses, which have been common in many communities for a long time. Many studies conducted in various groups in many countries, including the U.S., Australia, British, and others, prove it (Chapman et al., 2014; Cummings et al., 2013; Henning-Smith et al., 2013; Reavley et al., 2011). The stigma and discrimination may be expressed in many forms, such as attitude, comment, and behaviors. People in the same culture often share their stigmatizing attitude of mental health problems (Thoits, 2011) even though, most people often hold stigmatizing attitudes than they report for themselves (Reavley & Jorm, …show more content…
As Butzlaff et al. (1998), “expressed emotion (EE) refers to care giver 's attitude towards a person with a mental disorder as reflected by comments about the patient made to an interviewer. It is a significant characteristic of the family milieu that has been found to predict symptom relapse in a wide range of mental disorders” (Amaresha et al., 2012). Amaresha et al. (2012) summarize the components of the construct of expressed emotion as following: (i) critical comments; (ii) hostility (Wearden et al., 2000); (iii) emotional over involvement (Wearden et al., 2000); (iv) warmth; (v) positive