Association between mental health-related stigma and active help-seeking: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Schnyder, Nina; Panczak, Radoslaw; Groth, Nicola Svenja; Schultze-Lutter, Frauke (2017). Association between mental health-related stigma and active help-seeking: systematic review and meta-analysis. British journal of psychiatry, 210(4), pp. 261-268. Royal College of Psychiatrists 10.1192/bjp.bp.116.189464

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BACKGROUND

Mental disorders create high individual and societal costs and burden, partly because help-seeking is often delayed or completely avoided. Stigma related to mental disorders or mental health services is regarded as a main reason for insufficient help-seeking.

AIMS

To estimate the impact of four stigma types (help-seeking attitudes and personal, self and perceived public stigma) on active help-seeking in the general population.

METHOD

A systematic review of three electronic databases was followed by random effect meta-analyses according to the stigma types.

RESULTS

Twenty-seven studies fulfilled eligibility criteria. Participants' own negative attitudes towards mental health help-seeking (OR = 0.80, 95% CI 0.73-0.88) and their stigmatising attitudes towards people with a mental illness (OR = 0.82, 95% CI 0.69-0.98) were associated with less active help-seeking. Self-stigma showed insignificant association (OR = 0.88, 95% CI 0.76-1.03), whereas perceived public stigma was not associated.

CONCLUSIONS

Personal attitudes towards mental illness or help-seeking are associated with active help-seeking for mental problems. Campaigns promoting help-seeking and fighting mental illness-related stigma should target these personal attitudes rather than broad public opinion.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > University Psychiatric Services > University Hospital of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM)

UniBE Contributor:

Schnyder, Nina, Panczak, Radoslaw, Groth, Nicola Svenja, Schultze-Lutter, Frauke

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health
300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 360 Social problems & social services

ISSN:

0007-1250

Publisher:

Royal College of Psychiatrists

Language:

English

Submitter:

Doris Kopp Heim

Date Deposited:

07 Feb 2017 10:47

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:02

Publisher DOI:

10.1192/bjp.bp.116.189464

PubMed ID:

28153928

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.95244

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/95244

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