Juan Li|Mengmeng Zhang|Lin Zhao|Wenqiang Li|Junlin Mu|Zhaohui Zhang
Evaluation of attitudes and knowledge toward mental disorders in a sample of the Chinese population using a web-based approach
Henan Psychiatric Hospital|Xinxiang Medical University|Xinxiang Medical University|Henan Psychiatric Hospital|Henan Psychiatric Hospital|Xinxiang Medical University|Henan Psychiatric Hospital|Xinxiang Medical University|Henan Psychiatric Hospital|Xinxiang Medical University|Xinxiang Medical University
people mental disorders often encounter stigmatizing attitudes related conditions stigma often represents one critical obstacles stand way delivering mental health care main aim study assess knowledge attitudes toward mental disorders sample chinese population furthermore also aimed identify explore sociodemographic characteristics associated specific knowledge attitudes towards psychiatric disordersa crosssectional survey created delivered internet chat application period junedecember 2017 mental health knowledge questionnaire perceived devaluation discrimination scale used evaluate participants mental health knowledge attitudes toward mental disordersa total 1087 participants recruited survey mean score mhkq pdd 1589 269 3377 666 respectively univariate analyses showed young people rural residents tended show positive attitudes toward mental disorders respect older people urban residents p 005 people higher education levels contact people mental disorders learned mental disorders personal encounter resulted higher mhkq scores p 005in sample chinese population negative attitudes toward mental disorders often reported general education programs may effective way decrease stigma antistigma campaigns targeted specific groups urban residents older people carried future china