Attitudes towards psychiatric treatment and people with mental illness: changes over two decades
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Attitudes towards psychiatric treatment and people with mental illness: changes over two decades. / Angermeyer, Matthias C; Matschinger, Herbert; Schomerus, Georg.
in: BRIT J PSYCHIAT, Jahrgang 203, Nr. 2, 01.08.2013, S. 146-51.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Attitudes towards psychiatric treatment and people with mental illness: changes over two decades
AU - Angermeyer, Matthias C
AU - Matschinger, Herbert
AU - Schomerus, Georg
PY - 2013/8/1
Y1 - 2013/8/1
N2 - BACKGROUND: Over the past decades, psychiatry, as a science and a clinical discipline, has witnessed profound changes.AIMS: To examine whether these changes are reflected in changes in the public's conceptualisation of mental disorders, the acceptance of mental health treatment and attitudes towards people with mental illness.METHOD: In 1990 and 2011, population surveys were conducted in Germany on public attitudes about schizophrenia, depression and alcohol dependence.RESULTS: Although the public has become more inclined to endorse a biological causation of schizophrenia, the opposite trend was observed with the other two disorders. The public's readiness to recommend help-seeking from mental health professionals and using psychotherapy and psychotropic medication has increased considerably. Attitudes towards people with schizophrenia worsened, whereas for depression and alcohol dependence no or inconsistent changes were found.CONCLUSIONS: The growing divide between attitudes towards schizophrenia and other mental disorders should be of particular concern to future anti-stigma campaigns.
AB - BACKGROUND: Over the past decades, psychiatry, as a science and a clinical discipline, has witnessed profound changes.AIMS: To examine whether these changes are reflected in changes in the public's conceptualisation of mental disorders, the acceptance of mental health treatment and attitudes towards people with mental illness.METHOD: In 1990 and 2011, population surveys were conducted in Germany on public attitudes about schizophrenia, depression and alcohol dependence.RESULTS: Although the public has become more inclined to endorse a biological causation of schizophrenia, the opposite trend was observed with the other two disorders. The public's readiness to recommend help-seeking from mental health professionals and using psychotherapy and psychotropic medication has increased considerably. Attitudes towards people with schizophrenia worsened, whereas for depression and alcohol dependence no or inconsistent changes were found.CONCLUSIONS: The growing divide between attitudes towards schizophrenia and other mental disorders should be of particular concern to future anti-stigma campaigns.
KW - Adolescent
KW - Adult
KW - Aged
KW - Aged, 80 and over
KW - Attitude to Health
KW - Female
KW - Germany
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Mental Disorders
KW - Mentally Ill Persons
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Patient Acceptance of Health Care
KW - Psychiatry
KW - Psychotherapy
KW - Public Opinion
KW - Social Stigma
KW - Stereotyping
U2 - 10.1192/bjp.bp.112.122978
DO - 10.1192/bjp.bp.112.122978
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 23787060
VL - 203
SP - 146
EP - 151
JO - BRIT J PSYCHIAT
JF - BRIT J PSYCHIAT
SN - 0007-1250
IS - 2
ER -