Evelien Coppens|Chantal Van Audenhove|Gert Scheerder|Ella Arensman|Claire Coffey|Susana Costa|Nicole Koburger|Katrin Gottlebe|Ricardo Gusmão|Rory C. O’Connor|Vita Poštuvan|Marco Sarchiapone|Merike Sisask|András Székely|Christina M. van der Feltz-Cornelis|Ulrich Hegerl
Public attitudes toward depression and help-seeking in four European countries baseline survey prior to the OSPI-Europe intervention
KU Leuven|KU Leuven|KU Leuven|National Suicide Research Foundation|University College Cork|National Suicide Research Foundation|University College Cork|Universidade Nova de Lisboa|Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie|Leipzig University|Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie|Leipzig University|Universidade Nova de Lisboa|University of Stirling|University of Primorska|University of Molise|Estonian-Swedish Mental Health and Suicidology Institute|Tallinn University|Semmelweis University|GGz Breburg|Tilburg University|Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie|Leipzig University
stigmatizing attitudes toward depression toward helpseeking important barriers people mental health problems obtain adequate professional help study aimed examine 1 population attitudes toward depression toward seeking professional help four european countries 2 relation depression stigma attitudes toward helpseeking 3 relation attitudes sociodemographic characteristics 4 differences attitudes across countriesa representative general population survey n4011 conducted germany hungary ireland portugal assessing attitudes toward depression toward helpseeking number sociodemographic variablesrespondents showed moderate degree personal stigma toward depression strikingly higher degree perceived stigma although substantial majority showed openness seek professional help half people perceived professional help valuable negative attitudes found hungary associated male gender older age lower educational level living alone also personal stigma related less openness less perceived value professional treatmentthe survey crosssectional causal inferences could drawnpersonal perceived stigma toward depression deserves public health attention since impact upon intention people depression seek professional help public media campaigns focus credibility mental health care sector target males older people lower educational level living alone content campaign adapted cultural norms country intended