Abstract
BACKGROUND: Mental health-related stigma is a major public health issue, and is an obstacle to the possibility for successful treatment, recovery, and reintegration.
AIM: To examine attitudes towards mental illness among employees in the social services.
METHODS: The study design was part of a large randomized trial, and data presented in this study are baseline data from this trial. Respondents completed a baseline questionnaire to assess the respondents' attitudes.
RESULTS: A significant difference was found between employees' personal attitudes towards depression and schizophrenia. The same significant difference was found in the employees' perceived attitudes. Furthermore, a significant difference was found between the employees' personal and perceived attitudes. A significant difference was found between the respondents wish for social distance towards depression and schizophrenia in all cases, except regarding the willingness to provide a job at one's own workplace.
CONCLUSION: Employees in the social services are comparable to the general public concerning attitudes towards mental illness.
IMPLICATIONS: The results indicate that the employees in social services could have great use of gaining more knowledge about mental illness and ways in which to recognize a mental illness, in order to be able to offer the right kind of help and reduce the treatment gap concerning people suffering from mental illness.
| Originalsprog | Engelsk |
|---|---|
| Tidsskrift | Nordic Journal of Psychiatry |
| Vol/bind | 71 |
| Udgave nummer | 3 |
| Sider (fra-til) | 165-170 |
| ISSN | 0803-9488 |
| DOI | |
| Status | Udgivet - 3 apr. 2017 |
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