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Matthias C. Angermeyer
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Open AccessChanges in the ability to correctly identify schizophrenia and depression: results from general population surveys in Germany over 30 years
This study aims to examine time trends in the ability to correctly identify schizophrenia and major depression within the German general population from 1990 to 2020, as an indicator of changing mental health ...
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Open AccessChanges in continuum beliefs for depression and schizophrenia in the general population 2011–2020: a widening gap
The public discourse about mental health and mental illness seems to have become more open over the last decade, giving rise to the hope that symptoms of mental illness have become more relatable. We examine w...
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Open AccessDevelopment and validity of the Value-based Stigma Inventory (VASI): a value-sensitive questionnaire for the assessment of mental health stigma
It has been hypothesized that mental illness stigma differs according to what matters most to people, and that this results in value-based differences in stigma within societies. However, there is a lack of st...
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Open AccessAre informal family caregivers stigmatized differently based on their gender or employment status?: a German study on public stigma towards informal long-term caregivers of older individuals
Stigma and informal caregiving are determinants for health and wellbeing, but few studies have examined stigma towards informal caregiving. Public stigma may be expressed differently towards caregivers dependi...
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Open AccessEvolution of public beliefs about schizophrenia and attitudes towards those afflicted in Austria over two decades
In the recent years, it was possible to observe two trends: First, there has been a trend to greater mental health literacy, in particular towards a biological model of schizophrenia. Secondly, an increase in ...
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Treatment recommendations for schizophrenia, major depression and alcohol dependence and stigmatizing attitudes of the public: results from a German population survey
In addition to mental health literacy, several potentially conflicting emotions and attitudes among the public are hypothesized to guide their recommendations for specific mental health treatments. It is uncle...
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Changes of Stigma over Time
This chapter reviews time trend studies on changes of stigma over the last 25 years. There has been a broad trend towards more biological illness explanations over the last 25 years, but psychosocial explanati...
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Open AccessOutcomes of stable and unstable patterns of subjective cognitive decline – results from the Leipzig Longitudinal Study of the Aged (LEILA75+)
Subjective cognitive decline (SCD), i.e., the self-perceived feeling of worsening cognitive function, may be the first notable syndrome of preclinical Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. However, not all ...
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The public debate on psychotropic medication and changes in attitudes 1990–2011
Over the last 25 years, the appraisal of psychotropic drugs within the scientific community and their representation in the media has changed considerably. The initial optimism in the wake of the introduction ...
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Whom to Ask for Professional Help in Case of Major Depression? Help-Seeking Recommendations of the Sardinian Public
Purpose of the study is to investigate help-seeking preferences of the Sardinian public in case of depression. A telephone survey was conducted among the adult population, using quota sampling (N = 1,200). Respon...
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The Triumph of the DSM and Patient-Centered Psychiatry
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Open AccessA follow-up on patients with severe mental disorders in Sardinia after two changes in regional policies: poor resources still correlate with poor outcomes
This survey followed a cohort of patients with chronic psychosis recruited from five catchment areas (DSMs) of the Sardinian community mental health services. The objective was to examine whether the amount of...
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Open AccessAttitudes and beliefs of the French public about schizophrenia and major depression: results from a vignette-based population survey
In their study ‘Mental Health in the General Population: Images and Realities’ Jean-Luc Roelandt et al. found a huge divide between the French public’s conceptualizations of insanity and depression. The study ...
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Biogenetic explanations and public acceptance of people with eating disorders
It has been assumed that biogenetic causal models may improve public attitudes toward people with mental illnesses. The present study examines whether biogenetic attributions are positively associated with acc...
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Has the public taken notice of psychiatric reform? The image of psychiatric hospitals in Germany 1990–2011
In the context of mental health care reform in Germany, psychiatric hospitals have been transformed in terms of their infrastructure, staffing levels and therapeutic culture. The question arises as to what ext...
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Public attitudes towards people with depression in times of uncertainty: results from three population surveys in Germany
The recent increase of so-called precarious work conditions plus the current financial crisis have led to a growing sense of uncertainty among the public. This may have repercussions on attitudes towards peopl...
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Socioeconomic status and beliefs about depression, schizophrenia and eating disorders
The association between socioeconomic status (SES) and knowledge/belief about depression, schizophrenia and eating disorders will be analysed.
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Open AccessPerception of depressive symptoms by the Sardinian public: results of a population study
With the exception of bereavement, the diagnosis of major depressive disorder in the DSM-IV does not take into account the context in which symptoms occur. Recent criticism has maintained that common sense sug...
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Social inequalities in mental health: results from the EU contribution to the World Mental Health Surveys Initiative
The objective of the present study was to provide updated data from nine European countries about the impact of social inequalities in the prevalence of common mental disorders.
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The lifetime and past-year prevalence of dual diagnosis in people with schizophrenia across Europe: findings from the European Schizophrenia Cohort (EuroSC)
Relatively little is known about rates of comorbid drug and alcohol problems in people with schizophrenia outside the USA. Most studies have recruited from single countries. Newly available data provided an un...
