Authors
Evelien Coppens, Chantal Van Audenhove, Gert Scheerder, Ella Arensman, Claire Coffey, Susana Costa, Nicole Koburger, Katrin Gottlebe, Ricardo Gusmão, Rory O’Connor, Vita Postuvan, Marco Sarchiapone, Merike Sisask, András Székely, Christina van der Feltz-Cornelis, Ulrich Hegerl
Publication date
2013/9/5
Journal
Journal of affective disorders
Volume
150
Issue
2
Pages
320-329
Publisher
Elsevier
Description
Background
Stigmatizing attitudes toward depression and toward help-seeking are important barriers for people with mental health problems to obtain adequate professional help. This study aimed to examine: (1) population attitudes toward depression and toward seeking professional help in four European countries; (2) the relation between depression stigma and attitudes toward help-seeking; (3) the relation between both attitudes and socio-demographic characteristics; and (4) differences in attitudes across countries.
Methods
A representative general population survey (n=4011) was conducted in Germany, Hungary, Ireland, and Portugal, assessing attitudes toward depression and toward help-seeking, and a number of socio-demographic variables.
Results
Respondents showed a moderate degree of personal stigma toward depression and a strikingly higher degree of perceived stigma. Although a substantial …
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