Advancing research to eliminate mental illness stigma: an interventional study to improve community attitudes towards depression among University students in Singapore

Autor: Chong Min Janrius GOH, Shazana SHAHWAN, Jue Hua LAU, Wei Jie ONG, Gregory Tee Hng TAN, Ellaisha SAMARI, Kian Woon KWOK, Mythily SUBRAMANIAM, Siow Ann CHONG
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: BMC Psychiatry, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-244X
DOI: 10.1186/s12888-021-03106-4
Popis: Abstract Background After decades of anti-stigma initiatives, the Advancing Research To Eliminate Mental Illness Stigma (ARTEMIS) intervention study is one of the first in Singapore to evaluate the effects of an anti-stigma intervention on attitudes towards depression in university students. Methods 390 university students from a local university in Singapore were voluntarily recruited for the study. The ARTEMIS intervention comprises an educational and social contact component, as well as a question and answer (Q&A) session with experts in the area of mental health. The Community Attitudes towards Mental Illness (CAMI) scale was administered at baseline, post-intervention and at 3-months follow-up. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted. Results The CFA identified a 3-factor model for the CAMI with a decent fit (RMSEA = 0.06, CFI = 0.93, TLI = 0.93, SRMR = 0.06). Favourable shifts in attitudes across the factors were observed immediately after the intervention (p
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