Matthias C. Angermeyer|Sandra Van der Auwera|Mauro Giovanni Carta|Georg Schomerus
Public attitudes towards psychiatry and psychiatric treatment at the beginning of the 21st century: a systematic review and meta?analysis of population surveys
University of Cagliari|University of Greifswald|University of Cagliari|University of Greifswald
public attitudes towards psychiatry crucial determinants helpseeking mental illness argued psychiatry discipline enjoys low esteem among public crisis psychiatry noted conducted systematic review metaanalysis population studies examining public attitudes towards various aspects psychiatric care search pubmed web science psychinfo bibliographies yielded 162 papers based population surveys conducted since 2000 published later 2015 found professional help mental disorders generally enjoys high esteem general practitioners preferred source help depression mental health professionals trusted helpers schizophrenia respondents rank sources help tend favor mental health professionals open questions yield results favorable general practitioners psychiatrists psychologistspsychotherapists equally recommended treatment schizophrenia depression psychologistspsychotherapists recommended least europe america psychotherapy consistently preferred medication attitudes towards seeking help psychiatrists psychologistspsychotherapists well towards medication psychotherapy markedly improved last twentyfive years biological concepts mental illness associated stronger approval psychiatric help particularly medication selfstigma negative attitudes towards persons mental illness decrease likelihood personally considering psychiatric help conclusion public readily recommends psychiatric help treatment mental disorders psychotherapy popular method psychiatric treatment useful strategy improve public image psychiatry could stress listening understanding core psychiatric care