Public attitudes to depression in urban Turkey

Özmen, Erol; Ögel, Kültegin; Aker, Tamer; Sağduyu, Afşin; Tamar, Defne; Boratav, Cumhur

doi:10.1007/s00127-004-0843-4

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“…Finally, the results of this study were surprising in that professional nurses’ attitudes toward mental illness were comparable to attitudes among the general public rather than reflective of professional expertise (Al-Krenawi, Graham, Dean, & Eltaiba, 2004; Angermeyer & Dietrich, 2006; Ozmen et al, 2004; Schomerus et al, 2012; Tsang, Tam, Chan, & Cheung, 2003). One would anticipate that professional training would have an impact on attitudes toward these patients.…”

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The Variability of Nursing Attitudes Toward Mental Illness: An Integrative Review

Jacq

Norful

Larson

2016

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing

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Mental illnesses are common worldwide, and nurses’ attitudes toward mental illness have an impact on the care they deliver. This integrative literature review focused on nurses’ attitudes toward mental illness. Four databases were searched between January 1, 1995 to October 31, 2015 selecting studies, which met the following inclusion criteria: 1) English language; and 2) Research in which the measured outcome was nurses’ attitudes toward mental illness. Fifteen studies conducted across 20 countries that 4,282 participants met the inclusion criteria. No study was conducted in the United States (U.S.). Studies reported that nurses had mixed attitudes toward mental illness, which were comparable to those of the general public. More negative attitudes were directed toward persons with schizophrenia. Results indicate the need for further research to determine whether attitudes among nurses in the U.S. differ from those reported from other countries and to examine potential gaps in nursing curriculum regarding mental illness.

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The Variability of Nursing Attitudes Toward Mental Illness: An Integrative Review

Jacq

Norful

Larson

2016

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing

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“…People with mental illness require appropriate support to help manage their condition. Stigma associated with mental illness presents significant barriers to this and presents practical, real-life problems for people with mental illness - for example, in finding and keeping work [ 3 ], accessing accommodation [ 4 ] and preventing those with mental illness from seeking professional help [ 34 ]. This study examines the relationship between stigma associated with mental illness and selected demographic and psychosocial factors.…”

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“…Stigma and discrimination pose significant problems for people diagnosed with mental illness and may lead to real-life disadvantages, including poor access to mental and physical healthcare [ 1 , 2 ], problems gaining or maintaining employment [ 3 ], difficulty accessing accommodation [ 4 ] and reduced life-expectancy [ 5 , 6 ]. Mental illness may also impact negatively on stigmatised individuals by inducing self-stigma , self-judgement and reinforcement of negative stereotypes [ 7 ].…”

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Risk factors associated with experienced stigma among people diagnosed with mental ill-health: a cross-sectional study

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Purpose: to examine the relationship between religiosity, social support, trauma, quality of life and experienced stigma of mental illness amongst a population diagnosed with mental ill-health. Methods: A cross-sectional survey of day service users in Northern Ireland (n = 295) covering a range of issues including religiosity, social support, quality of life and prior experience of trauma. Stigma was measured using a recognised stigma scale. We used multinomial logistic regression to examine risk factors associated with experienced stigma. Results: Univariate analysis showed significant associations between stigma and age, number of friends, social support, quality of life and prior experience of trauma. Age, quality of life, and trauma remained independently associated with stigma in a multivariate logistic regression model (x 2 (12) = 98.40, p < 0.001). Conclusion: Younger people, those with less social support, prior experience of trauma and with poorer quality of life are at increased risk of experiencing stigma related to their diagnosis of mental illness. The findings provide further understanding of stigma and are useful for those overseeing programmes to improve access to mental health treatment.

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“…Particularly in rural areas, it is reported that attitudes may be even more negative and rejection may be even more rampant ( 16 ). According to Ozmen et al there is more stigmatization associated with mental illnesses such as depression in Turkey than in Europe or north America ( 17 ).…”

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Females’ Attitudes Toward Mental Illness: A Sample From Rural Istanbul, Turkey

Gür¹,

Küçük²

2016

Iran Red Crescent Med J

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BackgroundThe beliefs, attitudes and behaviors of the society toward mentally ill patients may prevent these people from seeking help and accessing a successful treatment.ObjectivesThe current study aimed to investigate mental illness among Turkish females residing in rural areas and their attitudes toward mental illness.Patients and MethodsThe current study was inferential cross-sectional. The population of this study consisted of 1000 households registered at the primary healthcare centre in Ademyavuz area who met the study inclusion criteria. The sample size was 387 females. Using the simple random sample selection method, certain females living in these households were included in the study. The socioeconomic status of the population in this region is low and middle-class. The adult population of the region is 10,960. Females comprise 39.8% of Ademyavuz population. The prevalence of mental illness in the district is unknown. Data were collected by face-to-face interviews using a researcher made questionnaire and the opinions about mental illness scale (OMI) in autumn 2008. The interviews were conducted at the participants’ houses and lasted for 20 - 30 minutes. The females gave their informed consent and were assured that their information would be treated as strictly confidential.ResultsThe females in the rural research area had negative attitudes and stigmas about mental illness. The subject of the current study exhibited a total mean score of 155.6 ± 24.5 in terms of their attitudes toward mental illness. Mean scores in the unsophisticated benevolence sub-scale were 42.5 ± 8.2, 34.2 ± 7.9 in the authoritarianism sub-scale, 25.5 ± 6.3 in the mental illness ideology sub-scale, 34.0 ± 7.4 in the social restrictiveness sub-scale, and 20.0 ± 6.0 for the interpersonal etiology sub-scale. The current study found that individuals exhibited more positive attitudes towards mental illnesses as they got older (Kvx2 = 19.42; P < 0.0001), married people exhibited a more positive attitude towards mental illnesses than singles did (Kvx2 = 19.42; P < 0.0001), those who considered themselves to have a good economic status exhibited a more negative attitude towards mental illnesses compared to the ones who thought their economic status as poor or average (Kvx2 = 5.11; P = 0.024).ConclusionsNurses have an important role in creating and maintaining a mentally healthy society. It is advisable to provide the public with training and consultancy services within the context of primary healthcare services, especially during home visits to change the negative attitudes of individuals against the mentally ill and prevent approaches that promote social isolation and denouncement.

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Public attitudes to depression in urban Turkey

Cited by 39 publications

References 23 publications

The Variability of Nursing Attitudes Toward Mental Illness: An Integrative Review

The Variability of Nursing Attitudes Toward Mental Illness: An Integrative Review

Risk factors associated with experienced stigma among people diagnosed with mental ill-health: a cross-sectional study

Females’ Attitudes Toward Mental Illness: A Sample From Rural Istanbul, Turkey

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