A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Exploring Stigmatization and Recovery-Based Perspectives on Mental Illness and Substance Use Problems Among Primary Healthcare Providers in Toronto, Ontario.

Stigma toward mental health and substance use problems (MHSUP) represents a global public health challenge that undermines the quality of mental health care. This study looked at whether an anti-stigma intervention would result in a significant decrease in stigmatizing and discriminatory attitudes a...

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Published in:International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 772 - 790
Main Authors: Khenti, Akwatu, Bobbili, Sireesha J., Lentinello, Emily, Sapag, Jaime C., van der Maas, Mark, Sanches, Marcos, Agic, Branka, Hamilton, Hayley, Patten, Scott, Stuart, Heather, Corrigan, Patrick
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Published: Springer Nature Feb2025
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          Khenti, Akwatu
          Bobbili, Sireesha J.
          Lentinello, Emily
          Sapag, Jaime C.
          van der Maas, Mark
          Sanches, Marcos
          Agic, Branka
          Hamilton, Hayley
          Patten, Scott
          Stuart, Heather
          Corrigan, Patrick
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          https://ror.org/03e71c577 Centre for Addiction and Mental Health-Russell Street Site, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
          https://ror.org/03dbr7087 Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
          Mental Health and Addictions Lead at Deloitte, Toronto, ON, Canada
          https://ror.org/04teye511 Departments of Public Health and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Diagonal Paraguay 362, Piso 2 (Salud Pública)–Comuna de Santiago, 8330077, Santiago, Chile
          https://ror.org/05vt9qd57 Center for Gambling Studies, Rutgers University School of Social Work, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
          https://ror.org/03yjb2x39 University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
          https://ror.org/02y72wh86 Public Health Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
          https://ror.org/037t3ry66 Department of Psychology, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USA
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        Mental health services
        Medical quality control
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        Cluster randomized controlled trials
        Cognitive psychology
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          Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)
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        Community Health Centre
        Controlled Trial Study
        Healthcare Workers
        Implementation Science
        Medical and Health Sciences Public Health and Health Services Psychology and Cognitive Sciences Psychology
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      ab: Stigma toward mental health and substance use problems (MHSUP) represents a global public health challenge that undermines the quality of mental health care. This study looked at whether an anti-stigma intervention would result in a significant decrease in stigmatizing and discriminatory attitudes among Community Health Center (CHC) staff toward individuals with MHSUP, as well as clients' experiences of MHSUP stigma with CHC staff. A study in 6 CHCs in Toronto employed a cluster-randomized trial to determine the efficacy of an anti-stigma intervention toward people with MHSUP by CHC staff. Participants included 395 staff and 90 clients across 4 waves of the study. The study employed mixed effect models to test for differences between intervention sites and control sites over time. Mixed effects regressions show significantly better improvements in stigma scales among staff in the experimental sites, suggesting the intervention was successful in improving attitudes among CHC staff toward people with MHSUP. Three of the 6 interactions for staff and 2 of 4 interactions among clients indicated that the interventions beneficially affected stigma. The quantitative data with clients was not strong in finding a reduction in stigma. This tested innovative intervention may contribute to the development of effective anti-stigma initiatives for MHSUP in primary care worldwide.
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