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This chapter introduces the background and objectives of the study. It discusses how stigmas create barriers to mental healthcare and the importance of addressing this issue. The study aims to identify how architectural designs of facilities in Mandaluyong and Muntinlupa contribute to stigmas, evaluate differences in stigmas between the areas, and provide alternative design solutions to reduce stigmas and barriers to care.

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Research Proposal Draft - (Revised)

This chapter introduces the background and objectives of the study. It discusses how stigmas create barriers to mental healthcare and the importance of addressing this issue. The study aims to identify how architectural designs of facilities in Mandaluyong and Muntinlupa contribute to stigmas, evaluate differences in stigmas between the areas, and provide alternative design solutions to reduce stigmas and barriers to care.

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CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION

This chapter will discuss the basic information the researchers know about the topic. This will cover the nature
and background of the study, statement of the problem, scope and limitations, definition of terms, objectives of
the study, and significance of the study.

1.1 Nature and Background of the Study


Mental health facilities aim to provide care and support to individuals who are struggling with mental health
issues. Their services that can help people stabilize and achieve wellness include individual and group therapy,
medication management, and other forms of treatment. They also provide services for outpatients since not all
people with mental health problems (PMHP) are required to be hospitalized. However, stigmas in mental health
facilities create barriers to people who need it.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), global estimates of people receiving care for specific
mental health conditions (used as a proxy for mental health care as a whole) remained less than 50%, with a
global median of 40% of people with depression and just 29% of people with psychosis receiving care. Even
though 40% that hinder access to vital mental healthcare services is due to financial cost, shame is 35.9%, fear
of being labeled “crazy” is 31%, or weak is 30.3%, worry about family is 23.4% and public reactions is 22.1%
were other stigma-related barriers to mental health care for Filipinos, in a Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
Resilient Communities program’s analysis.
Filipinos take great pride in their capacity to endure challenging circumstances. This culture of resilience is
defined by Filipinos’ ability to adapt well in the face of often overwhelming “tragedy, adversity, trauma,” such as
natural disasters and socio-economic upheavals, which have become major sources of stress and anxiety for
generations said, Bianchi Mendoza, R.N. (2023). According to historian Jose Canoy, Filipino resilience can be
seen as a coping mechanism that many people adopt when they feel they have no other choice. Consequently, it
has become common practice to tackle problems independently and downplay mental health concerns, whether
they affect an individual personally or someone close to them. These limitations are also reflected in the local
language, where the term "baliw" (crazy) is often used as a catch-all label for various mental health conditions
across the spectrum. When an individual chooses to share their mental and emotional challenges, it is common
for many to downplay these issues, suggesting that they can be easily resolved through religious beliefs or
straightforward social interactions. Some people also tend to make sweeping generalizations, assuming that
someone with a mental illness cannot effectively participate in society and that the only solution is to be
committed to a mental health institution, said Bianchi Mendoza, R.N. (2023).

Addressing stigma is essential in losing the fear of people who need to seek professional help from mental
health facilities. Stigma-related barriers to mental health care for Filipinos undermine diagnosis, treatment, and
successful health outcomes. It diminishes the delivery of quality healthcare and achieving optimal health,
according to a study conducted by BMC Medicine (2019). Mental health illnesses that are left untreated can
worsen the situation of an individual. According to an article by Turnbride (2021), untreated mental Illness can
lead to long-term problems in both the mind and the body of an individual exacerbated mental health problems,
Unhappiness, Victimization and trauma, Weakened immune system, Chronic physical conditions, Unhealthy
habits, and Self-harm and suicide. Every year 703 000 people take their own lives and many more people
attempt suicide, according to (WHO). More people in the country died of suicide in 2020 Around 4,420 people
died due to intentional self-harm, according to the latest report of the Philippine Statistics Authority. An urgent
solution to stigmas that cause barriers to mental health care facilities is needed.
The rehabilitation pavilion for adult women inside the biggest mental institution in the Philippines looks like
a public elementary school, with the ‘classrooms’ as wards, with the ‘quadrangle’ as their common area, and with
doors that are doubly secured by steel gates, Ladrino (2017) said. This kind of design might create a
misconception about mental health facilities that it is unsafe and uncomfortable to visit a mental health facility.
The researchers want to identify if the architectural designs of mental health facilities in the Philippines are one
cause of stigmas and barriers in mental health facilities.

1.2 Statement of the Problem


Stigmas and barriers diminishes the delivery of quality healthcare and achieving optimal health, according to a
study conducted by BMC Medicine (2019) and because of it, global estimates of people receiving care for
specific mental health conditions remained less than 50%, with a global median of 40% of people with
depression and just 29% of people with psychosis receiving care, according to (WHO).

1.3 Scope and Limitations of the Study


This study will be focusing on determining what existing architectural designs of mental health facilities in
Mandaluyong and Muntinlupa city is causing stigmas and barriers to people with mental health problems
(PMHP), mental health facility workers, and visitors.The researchers also want to know the good qualities of a
geographic location that is fitted for mental health facilities.

1.4 Objectives of the Study

1. To distinguish the differences of the architectural designs present in mental health facilities between
Mandaluyong and Muntinlupa City.
2. To evaluate the stigmas and Barriers in Health Facilities between Mandaluyong and Muntinlupa City.
3. To provide alternative architectural design solutions to mitigate stigmas and barriers in mental health
facilities.
4. To identify the good qualities of geographic locations for locating Mental health facilities
1.5 Definition of Terms
AI: Architectural Interiors
FACADE: Front elevation of the building
STIGMA: A set of negative and often unfair beliefs that a society or group of people have about something.
SUSTAINABLE: The quality of causing little or no damage to the environment and therefore able to continue for
a long time.
BARRIERS: Obstacle, bar, block, handicap
SWOT ANALYSIS: The analysis of the strength, weakness, opportunity, and threats within a certain project or
establishment.
PMHP: People with mental health problems
WHO: World Health Organizations
ELEV: Elevation
EXIST: Existing
ARCH: Architecture

1.6 Significance of the Study


The significance of the study is to clarify what are the stigmas and barriers of the architectural design of mental
health facilities to its patients. How it impacts the people within the facilities. This study will help to design better
mental health facilities by knowing what are the causes of stigmas inside the existing mental health facilities,
especially in Muntinlupa, Alabnag and Mandaluyong city. This study is expected to benefit the patients with
mental disorders and the people who are visiting the facilities as well as the community surrounding the area. In
addition to this, this study will guide the future architects and researchers to achieve a good design of mental
health facilities.

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