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Persistent taboo-understanding mental illness and stigma among Indonesian adults through grounded
theory
Muhammad Arsyad Subu
Gulf Medical University, UAE
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his study explored stigma associated with mental illness among Indonesian adults living in Indonesia. It investigated how
mentally ill adults perceive mental illness and how they respond to stigmatization on a daily basis. Given the current state
of knowledge with regards to the meaning and process of stigma and mental illness among adults in Indonesia, a constructivist
grounded theory was considered to be the method of choice for this study. We recruited 15 nurses and 15 patients to participate
in the study; all from a psychiatric hospital in Indonesia. Data collection methods involved semi-structured interviews with the
30 participants aswell asmute evidence, fieldnotes andmemos. Inkeepingwith the basic principles of a grounded theorymethod
as well as Paille’s structure for data analysis which are congruent with Charmaz’s principles and include stages of codification,
categorization, linking categories, integration, conceptualization, and theorization, 5 discrete but interrelated categories were
produced: 1) treatment of mental illness; 2) violence; 3) fear; 4) constructing cursed citizens; and 5) stigmatization. Research
results show that the experience of stigma for mentally ill patients in Indonesia is pervasive and impedes mental health services
utilization. The stigmatization of mental illness is manifested by family members, members of the community, mental health
professionals and staff, and also by governmental institutions and the media. Stigma affects patients at many levels. Until
stigma associated with mental illness is addressed nationwide, those suffering frommental illness will continue to suffer and be
prevented from accessing mental health services. As study results have shown, patients seeking treatment experience violence
and fear. Families and their relatives have been expelled by their community, or have simply disappeared. Both physical and
psychological abuse and humiliation have led to patients being avoided, rejected, and neglected, and thus isolated, hidden, or
abandoned to the streets.
Biography
Muhammad Arsyad Subu is currently working as Head of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Program, Gulf Medical University in UAE. He has worked for more
than 1 year in the related field and gained a plethora of knowledge in related field. His international experience includes various programs, contributions to reputed
journals and participation in different international conferences in diverse fields of study.
arsyad@gmu.ac.aeMuhammad Arsyad Subu, J Nurs Care 2017, 6:5 (Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2167-1168-C1-052