Researchers have found a connection between mental health diagnoses and poorer health outcomes, causing an excess morbidity and mortality gap in these populations. These mentally ill individuals have the same somatic illnesses that afflict the general population, but they experience them at higher rates. Mentally ill minority populations are at even higher risk because underprivileged status on its own has been found to correlate with poorer health outcomes. Stigma and mental illness are compounding features of poorer health outcomes. The aim of this study was to highlight how addressing stigma in underprivileged populations may result in more health care utilization and treatment and better overall health outcomes for these at-risk patient groups.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bu.edu/oai:open.bu.edu:2144/43820 |
| Date | 05 February 2022 |
| Creators | Badran, Aya Mohamed |
| Contributors | Spencer, Jean L. |
| Source Sets | Boston University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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