Jen Wang|Michael Häusermann|Sylvan Berrut|Mitchell G. Weiss
The impact of a depression awareness campaign on mental health literacy and mental morbidity among gay men
University of Zurich|Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine|Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute|Dialog Ethik|Federal Statistical Office|Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute|University of Basel
high prevalences depression suicidality found among gay men paper assesses possible impact bluesout depression awareness campaign based european alliance depression targeting gaylesbian community geneva switzerlandin 2007 2011 pre postintervention surveys conducted among two distinct samples gay men geneva recruited probabilitybased timespace sampling effect sizes net percent changes reported mental health literacy mental health outcomes 2007 2011 well among men aware unaware bluesout 201143 respondents correctly recognized depression 2011 change visvis 2007 despite small effect sizes significant net decreases 18 28 seen lifetime suicide plans 12month suicidal ideation lifetime depression 4week psychological distress 2007 2011 decreases accompanied changes numerous items attitudesknowledge found comparing men aware unaware bluesout 2011 men aware bluesout found specialists psychological therapies helpful counterparts correctly identified depression gay mens greater risk depressioncommunitylevel assessment controlalthough improvement depression recognition decrease suicide attempts could replicated unequivocally adapted intervention among gay men indications evidencebased depression awareness campaign may lessened suicidality mental morbidity improved mental health literacy helpseeking