Public attitudes towards depression and schizophrenia in an urban Turkish sample

Utz, Franca; Böge, Kerem; Hahn, Eric; Fuchs, Lukas M.; Schomerus, Georg; Angermeyer, Matthias C.; Lersner, Ulrike von

doi:10.1016/j.ajp.2019.07.015

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“…For instance, in a household survey in 2006 in the United States, 74% of the public expressed an unwillingness to work with the individual described in a vignette when it concerned someone with alcohol dependence, against 62% and 47% when the individual in the vignette described had schizophrenia or depression, respectively [ 15 ]. Similar patterns are found in more recent studies in different countries, where depicted individuals with schizophrenia elicited more stigmatizing attitudes than individuals with depression [ 14 , 16 , 17 ], and individuals with alcoholism more than individuals with schizophrenia [ 13 , 18 ]. In addition, familiarity or contact with someone with a mental illness is associated with more positive responses toward people with a mental illness [ 19 – 21 ].…”

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A cross-sectional survey of stigma towards people with a mental illness in the general public. The role of employment, domestic noise disturbance and age

Oudejans

Spits

Weeghel

2021

Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol

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Introduction Stigmatization impedes the social integration of persons recovering from mental illnesses. Little is known about characteristics of the stigmatized person that lessen or aggravate public stigma. Purpose This study investigates which characteristics of persons with mental illnesses (i.e. with a depression or a psychotic disorder) might increase or decrease the likelihood of public stigma. Methods Over 2,000 adults read one of sixteen vignettes describing a person with a depressive disorder or a psychotic disorder and answered a set of items measuring social distance. Results The person who was employed (vs. unemployed), or whose neighbors did not experience domestic noise disturbance (vs. disturbance) elicited significantly less social distance. Also persons with a depressive disorder elicited less social distance, vs. persons with a psychotic disorder. Conclusion Employment and good housing circumstances may destigmatize persons coping with mental illnesses. Mental health and social services should encourage paid employment, quality housing and other paths to community integration.

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A cross-sectional survey of stigma towards people with a mental illness in the general public. The role of employment, domestic noise disturbance and age

Oudejans

Spits

Weeghel

2021

Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol

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“…These results are consistent with previous literature, where higher levels on the discrimination dimension of the ISMI have also been found in people with SMI versus other diagnoses (Fadipe et al, 2018;Ran et al, 2017;Szcze niak et al, 2018). These findings emphasize discrimination against people with SMI, which may be due to the fact that schizophrenia and similar diagnoses are associated with more stigmatising attributions, such as inability to recover, blame, and stereotypes (Wood et al, 2014), and therefore people show greater desire for social distance (Utz et al, 2019), which often ends up in more negative behaviours towards these people. The effects of discrimination are numerous, including increased time in accessing health care resources (Gronholm et al, 2017;Kular et al, 2019), and even in relation with depressive symptomatology and a longer disease duration (Pellet et al, 2019).…”

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Mental Illness Stigma. A Comparative Cross-sectional Study of Social Stigma, Internalized Stigma and Self-esteem

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The aim of this study was to explore the role of stigma in different diagnoses of mental illness. A cross-sectional study (N = 255) was developed in two groups: users of a rehabilitation network for people with severe mental illness (Group-I) and people with common diagnoses in an ambulatory psychiatric service (Group-II). Internalized stigma, social stigma, self-esteem, and sociodemographic variables were measured. Mean comparisons, ANOVAs, and independent linear regression models were carried out. Similar overall scores were obtained for the internalized stigma, but Group-I reported more discrimination and resistance to stigma and also had less social stigma. The regression model for Group-I revealed social stigma and self-esteem as predictors, while in Group-II only self-esteem was significant. The study reveals differences in internalized stigma according to the care resource and diagnoses, suggesting different intervention lines and underlining the importance of further research on this topic.

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“…These results are consistent with global findings as well as country‐specific findings that suggest that over 70% of people with common and severe mental illness report do not seek professional help. 40 Public stigma against mental illness remains a major barrier to seeking appropriate treatment for people with mental illness apart from structural barriers such as cost and accessibility due to distance. These findings have implications for the restructuring of mental health care service delivery; involving private and traditional health care providers, and training and supervising their ability to detect and manage common mental illness may help surmount barriers to service utilization; and preliminary evidence of these strategies is available from Asian settings and needs further evaluation in other regions.…”

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Psychological autopsy study and risk factors for suicide in Muslim countries

Arafat¹,

Khan

Menon

et al. 2021

Health Science Reports

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Background Suicide and risk factors have been poorly studied in the Muslim‐majority countries that hinder the formulation of prevention strategies and affect suicide prevention eventually. Objectives We aimed at identifying and analyzing the psychological autopsy studies assessing the risk factors for suicide conducted in Muslim‐majority countries. Methods We did a search to trace all the available psychological autopsy studies in the Muslim countries with the search term “psychological autopsy study in Muslim countries.” We also checked the available bibliographies to identify the psychological autopsy studies in the Muslim countries so that all the possible studies could be included. Results Out of the Muslim countries, only eight psychological autopsy studies were identified in five countries (Bangladesh [1], Indonesia [1], Iran [1], Pakistan [2], and Turkey [3]). Six studies adopted a case‐control study design, and all were carried out in urban settings. The prevalence of psychiatric disorders among case‐control studies varied from 52.8% in Turkey to 96% in Pakistan. Psychiatric illness, self‐harm, and stressful life events were the commonly replicated risk factors for suicide across studies. Conclusions Psychological autopsy studies have been conducted only in five Muslim countries revealing that the risk factor for suicide is certainly under‐researched in the incumbent countries. This review identified a similar list of risk factors for suicide, namely, psychiatric disorder, past non‐fatal attempts, and adverse life events compared to the Western countries even though the rate varies.

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Public attitudes towards depression and schizophrenia in an urban Turkish sample

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A cross-sectional survey of stigma towards people with a mental illness in the general public. The role of employment, domestic noise disturbance and age

A cross-sectional survey of stigma towards people with a mental illness in the general public. The role of employment, domestic noise disturbance and age

Mental Illness Stigma. A Comparative Cross-sectional Study of Social Stigma, Internalized Stigma and Self-esteem

Psychological autopsy study and risk factors for suicide in Muslim countries

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