Askerlerin Ruh Sağlığı Bağlamında Yaşadıkları Damgalanmaya Sosyal Hizmet Perspektifinden Genel Bir Bakış

Öz

Ordu doğası itibarı ile ruhsal hastalık riski yüksek bir ortamdır. Araştırmalar ruh sağlığına ilişkin damgalanmanın, askeri operasyonların stresinden kaynaklanan ruhsal bozuklukların erken ve etkili tedavisinin önündeki yaygın ve ciddi bir engel olduğunu göstermektedir. Ruh sağlığı ile ilgili olarak zamanında ve etkili müdahalenin gerekliliği göz önünde bulundurulduğunda askeri bağlamda ruhsal sağlığa ilişkin yardım aramanın önündeki engelleri anlamak önemlidir. Ulusal ve uluslararası literatürde sivil ve askeri bağlamda gerçekleştirilen araştırmalarda ve derlemelerde ruh sağlığına ilişkin damgalanma yer alsa da özelikle ulusal literatürde, askeri bağlamda ruh sağlığına ilişkin damgalanma ile ilgili bir literatüre rastlanmamıştır. Bu çalışma ulusal ve uluslararası literatürün gözden geçirilmesiyle oluşturulan derleme bir araştırmadır. Bu makalede, ruh sağlığı hizmetine erişimi engelleyen damgalanmanın kaynaklarının ve bunları pekiştiren unsurların, askeri bağlamda ele alınması, damgalanmanın potansiyel olarak azaltılması ve ruh sağlığı hizmetinden faydalanabilmenin en yüksek düzeye ulaştırılması için bazı yenilikçi sosyal hizmet müdahalelerinin sunulması amaçlanmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Toplumsal Damgalanma
• İçselleştirilmiş Damgalanma
• Etiketlemeden Kaçış
• Sosyal Hizmet Müdahalesi

An Overview of the Stigmatization of Soldiers in the Context of Mental Health from a Social Work Perspective

Abstract

Due to its nature, the army is an environment with a high risk of mental illness. Research shows that mental health stigma is a common and serious barrier to early and effective treatment for mental disorders that result from the stress of military operations. Given the need for timely and effective mental health intervention, it is important to understand the barriers to seeking mental health help in a military context. Although there is stigma related to mental health in the studies and compilations carried out in the civil and military context in the national and international literature, there is no literature on mental health stigmatization in the military context, especially in the national literature. This study is a compilation research created by reviewing the national and international literature. In this article, it is aimed to present some innovative social work interventions in order to address the sources of stigma that hinders access to mental health care and the factors that reinforce them, in a military context, to potentially reduce stigma and to maximize the benefit of mental health care.

Keywords

• Social Stigma
• Internalized Stigma
• Escape From The Labeling
• Social Work Intervention

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