Beliefs about depression - do affliction and treatment experience matter? Results of a population survey from Germany
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Beliefs about depression - do affliction and treatment experience matter? Results of a population survey from Germany. / Mnich, Eva; Makowski, Anna Christin; Lambert, Martin; Angermeyer, Matthias C; von dem Knesebeck, Olaf.
in: J AFFECT DISORDERS, Jahrgang 164, 01.08.2014, S. 28-32.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Beliefs about depression - do affliction and treatment experience matter? Results of a population survey from Germany
AU - Mnich, Eva
AU - Makowski, Anna Christin
AU - Lambert, Martin
AU - Angermeyer, Matthias C
AU - von dem Knesebeck, Olaf
N1 - Copyright © 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
PY - 2014/8/1
Y1 - 2014/8/1
N2 - BACKGROUND: There is not much known about the associations of beliefs about depression (depression literacy) with a history of depression and treatment experience.METHODS: Analyses were based on a telephone survey in two large German cities (Hamburg and Munich). Written vignettes with typical signs and symptoms suggestive of a depression were presented to 1293 respondents. Respondents were then asked about beliefs about causes, symptoms, prevalence, and treatment using a standardized questionnaire. For the analysis respondents were divided into three groups: (1) people who never had a depression, (2) people who had a depression but were not treated and (3) people with treatment experience.RESULTS: Respondents with experience in treatment for depression were more likely to correctly recognize the disorder, to positively evaluate treatability and to favor external factors (adverse conditions in childhood and psychosocial stress) as potential causes of depression compared to those who never were afflicted. There were no significant differences between these two groups regarding beliefs about the effectiveness of treatment options. There were only few significant differences in depression literacy between respondents who have a history of depression but have not sought help and those who never were afflicted.LIMITATIONS: The three groups were constituted on the basis of respondents׳ self-reports, not medical diagnoses.CONCLUSIONS: Our findings only partly support the general assumption that being afflicted and having sought help is associated with beliefs closer to those of professionals.
AB - BACKGROUND: There is not much known about the associations of beliefs about depression (depression literacy) with a history of depression and treatment experience.METHODS: Analyses were based on a telephone survey in two large German cities (Hamburg and Munich). Written vignettes with typical signs and symptoms suggestive of a depression were presented to 1293 respondents. Respondents were then asked about beliefs about causes, symptoms, prevalence, and treatment using a standardized questionnaire. For the analysis respondents were divided into three groups: (1) people who never had a depression, (2) people who had a depression but were not treated and (3) people with treatment experience.RESULTS: Respondents with experience in treatment for depression were more likely to correctly recognize the disorder, to positively evaluate treatability and to favor external factors (adverse conditions in childhood and psychosocial stress) as potential causes of depression compared to those who never were afflicted. There were no significant differences between these two groups regarding beliefs about the effectiveness of treatment options. There were only few significant differences in depression literacy between respondents who have a history of depression but have not sought help and those who never were afflicted.LIMITATIONS: The three groups were constituted on the basis of respondents׳ self-reports, not medical diagnoses.CONCLUSIONS: Our findings only partly support the general assumption that being afflicted and having sought help is associated with beliefs closer to those of professionals.
KW - Adolescent
KW - Adult
KW - Attitude to Health
KW - Culture
KW - Depressive Disorder
KW - Female
KW - Germany
KW - Helping Behavior
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Prevalence
KW - Questionnaires
KW - Young Adult
U2 - 10.1016/j.jad.2014.04.001
DO - 10.1016/j.jad.2014.04.001
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 24856549
VL - 164
SP - 28
EP - 32
JO - J AFFECT DISORDERS
JF - J AFFECT DISORDERS
SN - 0165-0327
ER -