{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,9]],"date-time":"2026-06-09T07:31:49Z","timestamp":1780990309745,"version":"3.54.1"},"reference-count":29,"publisher":"SAGE Publications","issue":"7","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2020,12,8]],"date-time":"2020-12-08T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1607385600000},"content-version":"tdm","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/page\/policies\/text-and-data-mining-license"}],"content-domain":{"domain":["journals.sagepub.com"],"crossmark-restriction":true},"short-container-title":["Int J Soc Psychiatry"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2021,11]]},"abstract":"<jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Background:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>People with mental illness are vulnerable to abuse in the community. Cultural and social practices may be contributory.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Aim:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To explore the social representation of abuse of persons with mental illness among the inhabitants of Jakiri municipality in Cameroon.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Method:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This was a qualitative study based on the Theory of Reasoned Action, conducted in 2018 among 11 inhabitants of Jakiri municipality, aged above 18\u2009years and who had lived in the town for at least 2\u2009years. In-depth face-to-face semi-structured interviews were conducted. Data were analyzed using the basic thematic approach.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The belief that mental illness is incurable, a curse from the gods, a result of witchcraft, and a punishment for violation of core social norms were identified as the reasons for physical violence against persons with mental illness. Beliefs that persons with mental illness were disorganized, destructive, physically aggressive, and dependent on others were identified as reasons for emotional abuse.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A misconception of mental illness was the major underlying factor for the abuse of persons with mental illness.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/0020764020972432","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,12,10]],"date-time":"2020-12-10T13:23:02Z","timestamp":1607606582000},"page":"946-954","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Social representation of abuse of persons with severe mental illness in Jakiri, Cameroon: A qualitative study"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"67","author":[{"given":"Colins B","family":"Tanyuy","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Mental Health Nursing, Cameroon Baptist Convention Banso Baptist Hospital, Kumbo, Cameroon"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5798-8900","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Chinyere M","family":"Aguocha","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medicine, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Emeka C","family":"Nwefoh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medicine, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mispar G","family":"Wankam","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Training School for Nurses and Health Technicians Yaounde, Ph.D. Student Nursing Sciences University of Bamenda, Yaounde, Cameroon"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,12,8]]},"reference":[{"key":"bibr1-0020764020972432","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Adewuya A., Oguntade A. (2007). Doctors\u2019 attitude towards people with mental illness in Western Nigeria. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 42(11), 931\u2013936. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s00127-007-0246-4","DOI":"10.1007\/s00127-007-0246-4"},{"key":"bibr2-0020764020972432","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Aina O. F (2004). Mental illness and cultural issues in West African films: Implications for orthodox psychiatric practice. Medical Humanities, 30(1), 23\u201326. https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1136\/jmh.2003.000152","DOI":"10.1136\/jmh.2003.000152"},{"key":"bibr3-0020764020972432","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Awad G., Voruganti L. (2008). The burden of schizophrenia on caregivers: A review. Pharmacoeconomics, 26, 149\u2013162. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2165\/00019053-200826020-00005","DOI":"10.2165\/00019053-200826020-00005"},{"key":"bibr4-0020764020972432","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Braun V., Clarke V. (2008). Using thematic analysis in psychology. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 3(2), 77\u2013101. https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1191\/1478088706qp063oa","DOI":"10.1191\/1478088706qp063oa"},{"key":"bibr5-0020764020972432","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Choudhry F. R., Mani V., Ming L. C., Khan T. M. (2016). Beliefs and perception about mental health issues: A meta-synthesis. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 12, 2807\u20132818. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2147\/NDT.S111543","DOI":"10.2147\/NDT.S111543"},{"key":"bibr6-0020764020972432","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Hall T., Kukuma R., Palmer L., Minas H., Martins J., Kermode M. (2019). Social inclusion and exclusion of people with mental illness in Timor-Leste: A qualitative investigation with multiple stakeholders. BMC Public Health, 19(1), 702. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s12889-019-7042-4","DOI":"10.1186\/s12889-019-7042-4"},{"key":"bibr7-0020764020972432","unstructured":"Harvey C., Brophy L. (2011). Social isolation in people with mental illness. Medicine Today, 12(10), 73\u201378. https:\/\/medicinetoday.com.au\/2011\/october\/regular-series\/social-isolation-people-mental-illness"},{"key":"bibr8-0020764020972432","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Hofstede G. (2011). Dimensionalizing cultures: The Hofstede model in context. Online Readings in Psychology and Culture, 2(1), 2307\u20130919. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.9707\/2307-0919.1014","DOI":"10.9707\/2307-0919.1014"},{"key":"bibr9-0020764020972432","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Kabir M., Iliyasu Z., Abubakar I. S., Aliyu M. H. (2004). Perception and belief about mental illness among adults in Karfi village Northern Nigeria. BMC International Health and Human Rights, 4(1), 1\u20135. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/1472-698X-4-3","DOI":"10.1186\/1472-698X-4-3"},{"key":"bibr10-0020764020972432","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.4135\/9781446280119.n21"},{"key":"bibr11-0020764020972432","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Large M. M., Ryan C. J., Singh S. P., Paton M. B., Nielssen O. B. (2011). The predictive value of risk categorization in schizophrenia. Harvard Law Review, 19(1), 25\u201333. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3109\/10673229.2011.549770","DOI":"10.3109\/10673229.2011.549770"},{"key":"bibr12-0020764020972432","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Letovancov\u00e1 K., Koval\u010d\u00edkov\u00e1 N., Dobr\u00edkov\u00e1 P. (2017). Attitude of society towards people with mental illness: The result of national survey of the Slovak population. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 63(3), 255\u2013260. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/0020764017696334","DOI":"10.1177\/0020764017696334"},{"key":"bibr13-0020764020972432","volume-title":"Qualitative research in practice: Examples for discussions & analysis","author":"Merriam S. B.","year":"2002"},{"key":"bibr14-0020764020972432","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Mfoafo-M\u2019Carthy M., Huls S. (2014). Human rights violations and mental illness: Implications for engagement and adherence. SAGE Open, 4(1), 1\u201318. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/2158244014526209","DOI":"10.1177\/2158244014526209"},{"key":"bibr15-0020764020972432","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Mfoafo-M\u2019Carthy M., Sossou M. (2017). Stigma, discrimination, and social exclusion of the mentally ill: The case of Ghana. Journal of Human Rights and Social Work, 2(4), 128\u2013133. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s41134-017-0043-2","DOI":"10.1007\/s41134-017-0043-2"},{"key":"bibr16-0020764020972432","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Myers M.D., Avison D. (1997). Qualitative research in information systems. Management Information Systems Quarterly, 21(2), 241\u2013242. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2307\/249422","DOI":"10.2307\/249422"},{"key":"bibr17-0020764020972432","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Pescosolido B. A., Monahan J., Link B. G., Stueve A., Kikuzawa S. (1999). The public\u2019s view of the competence, dangerousness, and need for legal coercion of persons with mental health problems. American Journal of Public Health, 89(9), 1339\u20131345. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2105\/ajph.89.9.1339","DOI":"10.2105\/AJPH.89.9.1339"},{"key":"bibr18-0020764020972432","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Puras D., Gooding P. (2019). Mental health and human rights in the 21st century. World Psychiatry: Official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA), 18(1), 42\u201343. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/wps.20599","DOI":"10.1002\/wps.20599"},{"key":"bibr19-0020764020972432","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Razali S. M., Khan U. A., Hasanah C. I. (1996). Belief in supernatural causes of mental illness among Malay patients: Impact on treatment. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 94(4), 229\u2013233. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/j.1600-0447.1996.tb09854.x","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1600-0447.1996.tb09854.x"},{"key":"bibr20-0020764020972432","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Rosenfield S. (2012). Triple Jeopardy? Mental health at the intersection of gender, race and class. Social Science & Medicine, 74(11), 1791\u20131801. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.socscimed.2011.11.010","DOI":"10.1016\/j.socscimed.2011.11.010"},{"key":"bibr21-0020764020972432","unstructured":"Stuart H. (2003). Violence and mental illness: An overview. World Psychiatry, 2(2), 121\u2013124. https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/16946914\/"},{"key":"bibr22-0020764020972432","unstructured":"United Nations International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. (1976). General assembly resolution 2200A (XXI). https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/EN\/ProfessionalInterest\/Pages\/CESCR.aspx"},{"key":"bibr23-0020764020972432","unstructured":"United Nations. Department of Economic and Social Affairs Disability. (2006). Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). https:\/\/www.un.org\/development\/desa\/disabilities\/convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities.html"},{"key":"bibr24-0020764020972432","unstructured":"Universal Declaration of Human Rights. (1948). General assembly resolution 217 A (iii). https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/universal-declaration-human-rights\/index.html"},{"key":"bibr25-0020764020972432","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Varshney M., Mahapatra A., Krishnan V., Gupta. R., Sinha Deb K. (2016) Violence and mental illness: What is the true story? Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 70(3), 223\u2013225. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/jech-2015-205546","DOI":"10.1136\/jech-2015-205546"},{"key":"bibr26-0020764020972432","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/978-1-137-07263-4"},{"key":"bibr27-0020764020972432","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Wagner W., Farr R., Jovchelovitch S., Lorenzi-Cioldi F., Markov\u00e1 I., Duveen G., Rose D. (1999). Theory and method of social representations. Asian Journal of Social Psychology, 2(1), 95\u2013125. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/1467-839X.00028","DOI":"10.1111\/1467-839X.00028"},{"key":"bibr28-0020764020972432","unstructured":"WHO. (2020). Mental health, human rights & legislation: A global human rights emergency in mental health. https:\/\/www.who.int\/mental_health\/policy\/legislation\/en\/"},{"key":"bibr29-0020764020972432","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Willig C., Rogers W. (2017). The SAGE handbook of qualitative research in psychology: Interpretation in qualitative research (p. 280). SAGE Publications. https:\/\/methods.sagepub.com\/book\/the-sage-handbook-of-qualitative-research-in-psychology-second-edition","DOI":"10.4135\/9781526405555"}],"container-title":["International Journal of Social Psychiatry"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1177\/0020764020972432","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/full-xml\/10.1177\/0020764020972432","content-type":"application\/xml","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1177\/0020764020972432","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,29]],"date-time":"2026-04-29T11:53:42Z","timestamp":1777463622000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/10.1177\/0020764020972432"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2020,12,8]]},"references-count":29,"journal-issue":{"issue":"7","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2021,11]]}},"alternative-id":["10.1177\/0020764020972432"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/0020764020972432","relation":{},"ISSN":["0020-7640","1741-2854"],"issn-type":[{"value":"0020-7640","type":"print"},{"value":"1741-2854","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2020,12,8]]}}}