Stigmatising attitudes towards people with mental disorders: Changes in Australia over 8years

Reavley, Nicola J.; Jorm, Anthony F.

doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2012.01.011

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Stigmatising attitudes towards people with mental disorders: Changes in Australia over 8years

Reavley, Nicola J., Jorm, Anthony F.·2012·Psychiatry Research

DOI 10.1016/j.psychres.2012.01.011

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The aim of the study was to investigate whether Australians' stigmatising attitudes towards people with mental disorders have changed over an 8-year period. In 2011, telephone interviews were carried out with 6019 Australians aged 15 or over. The survey interview used the same questions as those of the 2003/4 national mental health literacy survey, in which participants were presented with a case vignette describing either depression, depression with suicidal thoughts, early schizophrenia or chronic schizophrenia. Questions were asked about stigmatising attitudes, including personal and perceived stigma and social distance. Results showed decreases in social distance scores for all vignettes other than chronic schizophrenia and increases in beliefs about dangerousness and unpredictability. Campaigns to improve mental health literacy and reduce stigmatising attitudes may have had beneficial effects in reducing the desire for social distance from those with mental disorders. However, increase in beliefs about the dangerousness and unpredictability of those with these disorders is of concern and points to the need for public education to address these aspects of stigma.

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Authors: Reavley, N. J., & Jorm, A. F.
Affiliations: The University of Melbourne (AU)
Corresponding author: Reavley, Nicola J.
ORCID: Reavley, Nicola J.
Jorm, Anthony F.
Venue: Psychiatry Research
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2012-05
Volume: 197
Issue: 3
Pages: 302-306
ISSN: 0165-1781 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2012.01.011
OpenAlex: W2041872863
Cited by: 100
References: 35
Citations by year: 2026: 5 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 9 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 9 · 2013: 8 · 2012: 4
FWCI: 13.47
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Psychiatry Research (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing
National Health and Medical Research Council
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychology and Mental Health
Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender Roles and Identity Studies
Keywords: mental health stigma, stigmatizing attitudes, social distance, perceived stigma, personal stigma, mental health literacy, mental health campaigns, depression, schizophrenia, suicidal ideation, Australia
MeSH terms: Adolescent, Adult, Attitude to Health, Australia, Mental Disorders, Data Collection, Female, Humans, Male, Prejudice, Psychological Distance, Health Literacy, Social Stigma

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