Public knowledge, attitudes and behaviour regarding people with mental illness in England 2009-2012
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Background: Public stigma against people with mental health problems is damaging to individuals with mental illness and is associated with substantial societal burden. Aims: To investigate whether public knowledge, attitudes and behaviour in relation to people with mental health problems have improved among the English population since the inception of the Time To Change programme in 2009. Method: We analysed longitudinal trends in public knowledge, attitudes and behaviour between 2009 and 2012 among a nationally representative sample of English adults. Results: There were improvements in intended behaviour (0.07 standard deviation units, 95% CI 0.01-0.14) and a nonsignificant trend for improvement in attitudes ( P =0.08) among the English population. There was, however, no significant improvement in knowledge or reported behaviour. Conclusions: The findings provide support for effectiveness of the national Time to Change programme against stigma and discrimination in improving attitudes and intended behaviour, but not knowledge, among the public in England.
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Improving public attitudes toward professional mental health help-seeking has been a major focus of campaigns aimed at increasing mental health service use.
“Improving public attitudes toward professional mental health help-seeking has been a major focus of campaigns aimed at increasing mental health service use (1-7).”
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The Abstract and Discussion describe Time to Change as a campaign addressing public stigma and attitudes toward people with mental illness. They do not identify attitudes toward professional help-seeking as a major campaign focus or say the campaign aimed to increase mental health service use. (LLM, conf=0.84)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredIn the UK and Australia, changes in public attitudes corresponded with large-scale public and media campaigns.
“In UK and Australia, changes in public attitudes corresponded with large-scale public and media campaigns in these countries (4, 5, 16-19).”
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The Discussion reports a trend toward more positive attitudes in England during the Time to Change campaign, but the trend was not statistically significant (P = 0.08). The paper does not report corresponding changes or campaigns in Australia, so it supports only the English part of the claim. (LLM, conf=0.87)
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- Authors
- Evans-Lacko, S., Henderson, C., & Thornicroft, G.
- Affiliations
- King's College London (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Henderson, Claire
- Venue
- British Journal of Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Published
- 2013-04
- Volume
- 202
- Issue
- s55
- Pages
- s51-s57
- ISSN
- 0007-1250 (ISSN-L)
- 1472-1465
- OpenAlex
- W2069958268
- Cited by
- 242
- References
- 30
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 48.39
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- The British Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Research Portal (King's College London) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
- Comic Relief
- Maudsley Charity
- Government of the United Kingdom
- National Institute for Health and Care Research (RP-PG-0606-1053, NF-SI-0611-10053)
- King's College London
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychology and Mental Health
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Pharmacy › Obesity and Health Practices
- Keywords
- mental health stigma, public attitudes, public knowledge, stigma reduction interventions, mental health discrimination, longitudinal trends, England
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Aged, Mental Disorders, England, Female, Humans, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Male, Middle Aged, Public Opinion, Surveys and Questionnaires, Social Change, Social Stigma
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