Perception of the public towards the mentally ill in developed Asian country
| Autor: | Janhavi Ajit Vaingankar, Lai Yin Wong, Siow Ann Chong, B H Heng, Yiong Huak Chan, Swapna Verma |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Health (social science) Adolescent Social Psychology Epidemiology Poison control Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Surveys and Questionnaires Environmental health Injury prevention Humans Medicine Psychiatry Asia Southeastern Aged business.industry Social perception Developed Countries Mental Disorders Public health Middle Aged Mental health Psychiatry and Mental health Social Perception Public Opinion Female business Attitude to Health Developed country |
| Zdroj: | Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 42:734-739 |
| ISSN: | 1433-9285 0933-7954 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00127-007-0213-0 |
| Popis: | This study assessed public perceptions and attitudes towards and causal beliefs about mental health problems in Singapore – a multi-racial country in South-East Asia. A nation-wide survey using a structured questionnaire was conducted on those aged between 15 and 69 years. The overall response rate was 68.1% with a total of 2,632 respondents. About 38.3% (95% CI, 36.4–40.2) believed that people with mental health problems were dangerous and 49.6% (95% CI, 47.7–51.5) felt that the public should be protected from them. A negative attitude towards mental health problems correlated with greater age and less education. The Chinese were more likely to want to hide their illness should they become mentally unwell while the Malays seemed to have a more tolerant attitude (P = 0.032). Public awareness and anti-stigma campaigns should focus on those commonly held misconceptions and target specific populations. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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