Mental health literacy and attitude towards people with mental illness: A trend analysis based on population surveys in the eastern part of Germany
Mental health literacy and attitude towards people with mental illness: A trend analysis based on population surveys in the eastern part of Germany
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DOI：
10.1016/j.eurpsy.2008.06.010
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发表时间：
2009-05-01
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7.8
通讯作者：
Matschinger, H.
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作者：
Angermeyer, M. C.;Holzinger, A.;Matschinger, H.
越来越多的证据表明，近年来西方国家的心理健康素养有所提高。问题是这种趋势是否被对精神病患者的态度的改善所掩盖。目的-在为期八年的时间内，在德国东部，研究精神健康素养的发展和对精神分裂症和重度抑郁症患者保持社会距离的愿望。方法-利用1993年和2001年在德国东部进行的两次人口调查的数据进行了趋势分析，通过完全结构化的访谈精神病标签，因果信念，寻求帮助和治疗的建议，以及社会距离的愿望进行了assessed.Results -虽然有一个增加的心理健康素养的公众，社会距离前的人与重性抑郁症和精神分裂症的愿望保持不变，甚至增加。也就是说，对人们进行有关精神障碍的教育可能会自动改善他们对精神病患者的态度，这似乎值得怀疑。(C)2008年，Elsevier Masson SAS。All rights reserved.
Background - There is growing evidence that mental health literacy has improved in western countries in recent years. The question arises as to whether this trend is paralleled by an improvement of attitudes towards people with mental illness.Aim - To examine the development of mental health literacy and the desire for social distance towards people with schizophrenia and major depressive disorder in Eastern Germany over a time period of eight years.Method - A trend analysis was carried out using data from two population surveys conducted in the eastern part of Germany in 1993 and 2001, By means of a fully structured interview psychiatric labelling, causal beliefs, help-seeking and treatment recommendations as well as the desire for social distance was assessed.Results - While there was an increase in the mental health literacy of the public, the desire for social distance front people with major depression and schizophrenia remained unchanged or even increased.Conclusions - The assumption underlying a number of anti-stigma campaigns, namely that educating people about mental disorders may automatically lead to the improvement of their attitudes towards the mentally ill, appears questionable. (C) 2008 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.