Society,

Stigma,
& Mental Health.
GH 482 Community Engagement Exercise
May 20, 2016

Table of Contents
Global Mental
Health.1
Your Thoughts
The Global Burden of Disease
TED Talk: Mental Health for All by Involving All Vikram Patel
Mental Health in the U.S. John Oliver

Research
Studies2

A Certain Liberation Film Background3

Discussion
Questions.4
Global Mental Health
Your Thoughts
What conditions come to mind when you think of mental illness? Images?
Adjectives?

What causes mental illness?

The Global Burden of Disease

Approximately how many people suffer from mental illness, worldwide?
A. 50 million
B. 100 million
C. 500 million
D. 1 billion

How many mental health professionals practice in Bangladesh, per 100,000

population?
A. 0.07
B. 2.4
C. 5.6
D. 10.2

What percentage of affected persons in developing countries do not receive

treatment?
A. 20%
B. 50%
C. 75%
D. 90%

Interactive Data Visualization

U.S. Health Map: http://vizhub.healthdata.org/us-health-map/
Mortality Visualization: http://vizhub.healthdata.org/mortality/
Gap Minder: http://www.gapminder.org/data/

Videos
Mental Health for All by Involving All
Vikram Patel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzm4gpAKrBk

Mental Health in the U.S.

John Oliver
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGY6DqB1HX8
Research Studies
1. Maselko J, Kubzansky L, Lipsitt L, Buka SL. Mothers affection at 8
months predicts emotional distress in adulthood. JEpidemiolCommunity
Health. 2011;65(7):621-625. doi:10.1136/jech.2010.122804.

2. Slykerman RF, Thompson J, Waldie K, Murphy R, Wall C, Mitchell EA.

Maternal stress during pregnancy is associated with moderate to severe
depression in 11-year-old children. ActaPaediatr. 2015;104(1):68-74.
doi:10.1111/apa.12787.
3. Morgan D, Grant K a, Gage HD, et al. Social dominance in monkeys:
dopamine D-2 receptors and cocaine self-administration. NatNeurosci.
2002;5(2):169-174. doi:10.1038/nn798.
A Certain Liberation Film Background
Director: Yasmine Kabir
Country/Location: Kopilmoni, Bangladesh
Language: Bengali
Release Date: November, 2003

Space for Reflection During Film

Discussion Questions
Film & Research Studies
1. Did/how did your perception of Gurudasis mental health change over the
course of the film?

2. What did you identify as social determinants of her condition?

3. How did her community respond to her behavior? Do you think communities
would respond similarly here in the U.S.?

4. In what ways did the film and/or research studies confirm or challenge ideas
you held?

Stigma & The Burden of Disease

1. What are current popular media portrayals of the mentally ill? How do these
contribute to stigma?

2. Why is mental illness stigmatized?

3. Given the number of people affected by mental illness worldwide, why do you
think there is such a shortage of mental health professionals available to
treat them?

Next Steps
1. How can we work to reduce stigma at the individual and institutional levels?

2. What steps can be taken to prevent mental illness? Where do we start?

3. What steps can be taken to treat mental illness?