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Báo cáo y học: "Personal stigma and use of mental health services among people with depression in a general population in Finlan"

Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Personal stigma and use of mental health services among people with depression in a general population in Finlan | Aromaa et al. BMC Psychiatry 2011 11 52 http www.biomedcentral.com 1471-244X 11 52 BMC Psychiatry RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access Personal stigma and use of mental health services among people with depression in a general population in Finland Esa Aromaa1 Asko Tolvanen2 Jyrki Tuulari3 and Kristian Wahlbeck4 Abstract Background A minority of people suffering from depression seek professional help for themselves. Stigmatizing attitudes are assumed to be one of the major barriers to help seeking but there is only limited evidence of this in large general population data sets. The aim of this study was to analyze the associations between mental health attitude statements and depression and their links to actual use of mental health services among those with depression. Methods We used a large cross-sectional data set from a Finnish population survey N 5160 . Attitudes were measured by scales which measured the belief that people with depression are responsible for their illness and their recovery and attitudes towards antidepressants. Desire for social distance was measured by a scale and depression with the Composite International Diagnostic Interview Short Form CIDI-SF instrument. Use of mental health services was measured by self-report. Results On the social discrimination scale people with depression showed more social tolerance towards people with mental problems. They also carried more positive views about antidepressants. Among those with depression users of mental health services as compared to non-users carried less desire for social distance to people with mental health problems and more positive views about the effects of antidepressants. More severe depression predicted more active use of services. Conclusions Although stronger discriminative intentions can reduce the use of mental health services this does not necessarily prevent professional service use if depression is serious and views about antidepressant medication are realistic. Background .