Abstract:
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to assess how the efficacy of mhGAP-IG intervention reduce
discrimination and stigma among college students in universities of Malakand and Swat. A
sample of (N= 100) participants having age of 18-24(M=22.92, SD=1.52) was selected through
purposive sampling. The sample was allocated to experimental and control group randomly by
using single blind procedure. The Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness Inventory was used to
asses stigma and Mental Health Knowledge Schedule to asses knowledge about mental health and
Discrimination and Stigma Scale to asses discrimination was administered at pre, post and follow up levels. The Depression module of the mhGAP-IG intervention was used to reduce stigma and
discrimination among sample. The descriptive statistic such as frequencies and standard deviation
was computed for demographic variables. The One Way between- groups Multivariate Analysis
of variance (MANOVA) was conducted to assess the main effect and interaction effect between
and within groups. The results indicates that there was a significant difference between the
experimental and control groups on the dependent variables, mental health knowledge,
internalized stigma and discrimination. The results were discussed in the liht of literature and
theoretical background.
