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Association between mental health-related stigma and active help-seeking: Systematic review and meta-analysis
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Background: Mental disorders create high individual and societal costs and burden, partly because help-seeking is often delayed or completely avoided. Stigma related to mental disorders or mental health services is regarded as a main reason for insufficient help-seeking. Aims: To estimate the impact of four stigma types (help-seeking attitudes and personal, self and perceived public stigma) on active help-seeking in the general population. Method: A systematic review of three electronic databases was followed by random effect meta-analyses according to the stigma types. Results: Twenty-seven studies fulfilled eligibility criteria. Participants' own negative attitudes towards mental health help-seeking (OR = 0.80, 95% CI 0.73–0.88) and their stigmatising attitudes towards people with a mental illness (OR = 0.82, 95% CI 0.69–0.98) were associated with less active help-seeking. Self-stigma showed insignificant association (OR = 0.88, 95% CI 0.76–1.03), whereas perceived public stigma was not associated. Conclusions: Personal attitudes towards mental illness or help-seeking are associated with active help-seeking for mental problems. Campaigns promoting help-seeking and fighting mental illness-related stigma should target these personal attitudes rather than broad public opinion.
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“Men in low-income and humanitarian contexts face considerable barriers to engagement with mental health services. A systematic review and meta-analysis of mental health-related stigma and help-seeking found that the interplay of societal norms and attitudes towards care were a driving force behind limited help-seeking behaviors for men [13].”
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“A systematic review and meta-analysis of mental health-related stigma and help-seeking found that the interplay of societal norms and attitudes towards care were a driving force behind limited help-seeking behaviors for men [13].”
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“Previous results have revealed that stigma, including public stigma and self-stigma, are the main barriers to seeking professional help [39,40,41].”
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“There are many factors that influence help-seeking including stigma, attitudes, knowledge, financial resources, perceived need, and structural barriers/facilitators [12, 17–19].”
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“Regarding patients, it’s worth considering that recasting psychiatric conditions in terms of “misfiring circuits” rather than disorders of behavior might reduce stigma, a key barrier to seeking treatment [52].”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Schnyder, N., Panczak, R., Groth, N., & Schultze-Lutter, F.
- Affiliations
- University of Bern (CH)
- Corresponding author
- Schnyder, Nina
- Venue
- British Journal of Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Published
- 2017-04
- Volume
- 210
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 261-268
- ISSN
- 0007-1250 (ISSN-L)
- 1472-1465
- OpenAlex
- W2585744943
- Cited by
- 716
- References
- 119
- Citations by year
- 2026: 78 · 2025: 127 · 2024: 103 · 2023: 96 · 2022: 101 · 2021: 82 · 2020: 67 · 2019: 26 · 2018: 27 · 2017: 6
- FWCI
- 5.32
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- The British Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- University of Bern
- 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, help-seeking, help-seeking attitudes, personal stigma, self-stigma, perceived public stigma, help-seeking delay, mental illness
- MeSH terms
- Humans, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Persons with Psychiatric Disorders, Social Stigma
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