Gordon Parker|Helen Chen|Joshua Kua|Jennifer Loh|Anthony F. Jorm
A Comparative Mental Health Literacy Survey of Psychiatrists and Other Mental Health Professionals in Singapore
Prince of Wales Hospital|UNSW Sydney|Institute of Mental Health|Institute of Mental Health|Institute of Mental Health|Australian National University|National Health and Medical Research Council
objectives study first replicate extend australian approach assessing mental health literacy studying sample singapore mental health professionals focus differences judgements made psychiatrists comparison mental health professionals second compare psychiatrists judgements australian psychiatriststhe australian questionnaire assessing responses relation vignettes major depression schizophrenia extended adding third vignette mania addition several regionspecific response options nearly 500 questionnaires distributed representative staff psychiatrists nurses allied health large psychiatric institution singapore response rate 81 psychiatrists judgements compared hospital staff australian psychiatrists judgementsthe two principal contrast groups singapore psychiatrists singapore mental health professionals differed slightly terms diagnostic accuracy psychiatrists differed favouring professionally focused model intervention professional groups viewed traditional healers practices distinctly unhelpful direct comparison psychiatrist ratings generated singapore australia revealed quite similar response profilesin addition generating data intrinsic importance comparison australian survey data allows potential impact regional cultural differences well varying psychiatric practices identified responses identified similarities differences judgements psychiatrists two countries