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Americans' Attitudes Toward Mental Health Treatment Seeking: 1990–2003

Mojtabai, Ramin·2007·Psychiatric Services
DOI 10.1176/ps.2007.58.5.642
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OBJECTIVE: This study examined recent trends in Americans' attitudes toward mental health treatment seeking and beliefs about the effectiveness of such treatment. METHODS: Data on attitudes and beliefs from two representative surveys of the U.S. general population were compared. Samples included 5,388 participants from the National Comorbidity Survey (NCS) in 1990-1992 and 4,319 from the National Comorbidity Survey-Replication (NCS-R) in 2001-2003. RESULTS: Participants in the 2001-2003 survey were more willing than those in the 1990-1992 survey to seek professional help for mental health problems (41.4% reported that they would "definitely go" for professional help in 2001-2003, compared with 35.6% in 1990-1992). Participants in the more recent survey were also more comfortable talking with a professional about personal problems (32.4% in 2001-2003 reported feeling "very comfortable," compared with 27.1% in 1990-1992) and were less likely to say that they would be embarrassed if others found out about it (40.3% reported being "not at all embarrassed" in 2001-2003, compared with 33.7% in 1990-1992). Attitudes of younger participants improved more than attitudes of middle-aged participants. Public beliefs about the effectiveness of mental health treatment and the likelihood of recovery without treatment changed little across surveys. CONCLUSIONS: Mental health treatment seeking has become more acceptable over the past decade, and perceived stigma associated with it has declined. These changes in public attitudes have likely contributed to the growing demand for mental health services in the United States and will continue to do so in the coming years.

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  1. Dr, Mojtabai is affiliated with the Department of Psychiatry
  2. The National Comorbidity Survey was supported by grants R01-MH-46376, R01-MH-49098, and R01-MH-52861 from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), with supplemental support from grant MH-46376 from the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) and grant 90135190 from the William T
  3. Pescosolido BA, 2000, Americans' Views of Mental Health and Illness At Century's End: Continuity and Change
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Authors
Mojtabai, R.
Corresponding author
Mojtabai, Ramin
ORCID
Mojtabai, Ramin
Venue
Psychiatric Services
Publisher
American Psychiatric Association Publishing
Published
2007-05
Volume
58
Issue
5
Pages
642-651
ISSN
  • 0022-1597 (ISSN-L)
  • 1075-2730
  • 1557-9700
DOI
10.1176/ps.2007.58.5.642
OpenAlex
W2147171827
Cited by
282
References
27
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 14 · 2018: 16 · 2017: 47 · 2016: 12 · 2015: 16 · 2014: 28 · 2013: 15 · 2012: 18
FWCI
25.18
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Psychiatric Services (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
  • William T. Grant Foundation
  • National Institutes of Health (5r01mh052861-04)
  • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R01 MH52861, R01MH046376, U01-MH-60220, R01 MH46376, MH 46376, U01MH060220, R01-MH49098, R01MH049098)
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse
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 treatment seeking, help-seeking attitudes, mental health stigma, perceived stigma, attitudes toward mental illness, mental health demand
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Attitude, Mental Disorders, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Public Opinion, United States

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