Louisa Picco|Edimansyah Abdin|Shirlene Pang|Janhavi Ajit Vaingankar|Anitha Jeyagurunathan|Siow Ann Chong|Mythily Subramaniam
Association between recognition and help-seeking preferences and stigma towards people with mental illness
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aims ability recognise mental illness important implications aid timely appropriate helpseeking ultimately improve outcomes people mental illness study aims explore association recognition helpseeking preferences stigmatising attitudes alcohol abuse dementia depression obsessivecompulsive disorder ocd schizophrenia using vignettebased approach methods populationbased crosssectional survey conducted among singapore residents n 3006 aged 1865 years respondents asked think wrong person vignette seek help respondents also administered personal perceived sub scales depression stigma scale social distance scale weighted frequencies percentages calculated categorical variables series multiple logistic linear regression models performed separately vignette generate odd ratios 95 confidence intervals relationship helpseeking preference recognition beta coefficients 95 confidence intervals relationship stigma recognition results correct recognition associated less preference seek help family friends depression schizophrenia recognition also associated increased odds endorsing seeking help psychiatric hospital dementia depression schizophrenia also increased preference seek help psychologist psychiatrist depression recognition associated less personal perceived stigma ocd less personal stigma schizophrenia however increased odds social distancing dementia conclusion ability correctly recognise mental illness associated less preference seek help informal sources whilst increased preference seek help mental health professionals services less personal perceived stigma findings reemphasise need improve mental health literacy reinforce potential benefits recognition individuals wider community singapore