Exploring experiences of and attitudes towards mental illness and disclosure amongst health care professionals: a qualitative study

Figures & data

Table 1. Demographic characteristics of participants.

	Mental health professionals	Non-mental health professionals
Sex
Male	7	1
Female	6	10
Age
18–30	2	1
31–40	3	1
41–50	5	6
51–60	3	3
Ethnicity
White-British	7	8
White-American	0	1
White-Irish	2	0
White-other	1	0
Asian British-Pakastani	0	1
Black British-African	3	1
Job role
Nurse	13	6
Occupational therapist	0	1
Therapy assistant practitioner	0	1
Physiotherapist	0	1
Health care assistant	0	1
Speech and language therapist	0	1

Table 2. List of themes.

Overlapping themes	Themes unique to non-mental health staff
Personal experiences and their effect in changing attitudes	Mental illness is not talked about
Perceived stigmatising views of mental illness in other staff members
Hypothetical disclosure: factors affecting one’s decision
Attitudes towards disclosure
Support in the workplace after disclosure