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Attitudes to Mental Illness and Its Demographic Correlates among General Population in Singapore
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public attitudes mental illness could influence public interact provide opportunities help people mental illnessthis study aims explore underlying factors attitudes mental illness questionnaire among general population singapore sociodemographic correlates factorfrom march 2014 april 2015 nationwide crosssectional survey mental health literacy 3006 participants conducted singaporefactor analysis revealed 4factor structure attitudes mental illness questionnaire among singapore general population namely social distancing tolerancesupport community care social restrictiveness prejudice misconception older age male gender lower education socioeconomic status associated negative attitudes towards mentally ill chinese showed negative attitudes indians malays except prejudice misconceptionthere need culturespecific interventions associated factors identified study considered future attitude campaigns