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Stigmatising attitudes towards people with mental disorders: Changes in Australia over 8years
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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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“While there have been some improvements in community understanding of common mental illnesses (particularly depression and anxiety), there is still widespread misunderstanding and ignorance [2, 3].”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Reavley, N. J., & Jorm, A. F.
- Affiliations
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Reavley, Nicola J.
- Venue
- Psychiatry Research
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2012-05
- Volume
- 197
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 302-306
- ISSN
- 0165-1781 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2041872863
- Cited by
- 100
- References
- 35
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 13.47
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Psychiatry Research (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing
- National Health and Medical Research Council
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › 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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