Impact of Opera on Mental Health Stigma: Pilot of Provider/Community Workshop

Overview

Journal Community Ment Health J

Specialty Health Services

Date 2021 Dec 1

PMID 34851491

Citations 1

Authors

Kia Skrine Jeffers

Joseph D Mango

Lingqi Tang

Elyn R Saks

Kenneth B Wells

Bowen Chung

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Abstract

Background: Arts can influence mental health stigma, but little is known about impact of operas. We examined effects of a two-opera workshop on complicated grief and schizophrenia.

Methods: Pre-post audience surveys with post-workshop discussion. The primary outcome was a 4-item measure of willingness to engage with persons with grief or schizophrenia. Secondary outcomes were perceptions of art affecting stigma and stigma mediators. Of 47 participants, 33 had pre-post surveys for both operas.

Results: There was a significant pre-post opera increase in audience willingness to engage with persons with grief or schizophrenia (p < .001). Perceptions of impact on mediators such as empathy, were significantly greater for the opera on schizophrenia relative to grief (p < .001)..

Conclusion: The pre- to post increase in audience willingness to engage with affected persons (primary) with greater impact on secondary mediators for the schizophrenia opera and post-discussion suggest that operas may be a forum for addressing mental health stigma and promoting empathy.

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