M C Angermeyer1, S Dietrich. 1. Department of Psychiatry, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany. krausem@medizin.uni-liepzig.de
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To provide a review of population-based attitude research in psychiatry during the past 15 years. METHOD: An electronic search using PubMed, Medline, and Academic Search Premier plus a hand search of the literature was carried out for studies on public beliefs about mental illness and attitudes towards the mentally ill published between 1990 and 2004. RESULTS: Thirty-three national studies and 29 local and regional studies were identified, mostly from Europe. Although the majority are of descriptive nature, more recent publications include studies testing theory-based models of the stigmatization of mentally ill people, analyses of time trends and cross-cultural comparisons, and evaluations of antistigma interventions. CONCLUSION: Attitude research in psychiatry made considerable progress over the past 15 years. However, there is still much to be done to provide an empirical basis for evidence-based interventions to reduce misconceptions about mental illness and improve attitudes towards persons with mental illness.
OBJECTIVE: To provide a review of population-based attitude research in psychiatry during the past 15 years. METHOD: An electronic search using PubMed, Medline, and Academic Search Premier plus a hand search of the literature was carried out for studies on public beliefs about mental illness and attitudes towards the mentally ill published between 1990 and 2004. RESULTS: Thirty-three national studies and 29 local and regional studies were identified, mostly from Europe. Although the majority are of descriptive nature, more recent publications include studies testing theory-based models of the stigmatization of mentally ill people, analyses of time trends and cross-cultural comparisons, and evaluations of antistigma interventions. CONCLUSION: Attitude research in psychiatry made considerable progress over the past 15 years. However, there is still much to be done to provide an empirical basis for evidence-based interventions to reduce misconceptions about mental illness and improve attitudes towards persons with mental illness.
Authors: Philip T Yanos; Paul H Lysaker; Steven M Silverstein; Beth Vayshenker; Lauren Gonzales; Michelle L West; David Roe Journal: Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol Date: 2019-04-01 Impact factor: 4.328