Attitudes towards people with mental illness among psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, involved family members and the general population in a large city in Guangzhou, China.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Stigma towards people with mental illness is believed to be widespread in low and middle income countries.

Methods

This study assessed the attitudes towards people with mental illness among psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, involved family members of patients in a psychiatric facility and the general public using a standard 43-item survey (N = 535). Exploratory factor analysis identified four distinctive attitudes which were then compared using Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) among the four groups, all with ties to the largest psychiatric facility in Guangzhou, China, adjusting for sociodemographic differences.

Results

Four uncorrelated factors expressed preferences for 1) community-based treatment, social integration and a biopsychosocial model of causation,

SUBMITTER: Sun B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4105504 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature