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| Public attitudes towards people with mental illness in England and Scotland, 1994-2003 | | Author(s) | Nisha Mehta, Aliya Kassam, Marven Leese |
| Journal title | British Journal of Psychiatry, vol 194, no 3, March 2009 |
| Pages | pp 278-284 |
| Source | http://bjp.rcpsych.org |
| Keywords | Mental disorder ; Attitude ; Social surveys ; Longitudinal surveys ; England ; Scotland. |
| Annotation | Understanding trends in public attitudes towards people with mental illness informs the assessment of ongoing severity or stigma and evaluation of anti-stigma campaigns. The authors analysed trends in attitudes for 2000 respondents in each of the Department of Health Attitudes to Mental Health Surveys 1994-2003 for each survey year (6000 respondents in 1996 and 1997), using quota sampling methods and the adapted Community Attitudes Toward the Mentally Ill scale. Comparing 2000 and 2003, there was significant deterioration for 17 out of 25 items in England, and 4 out of 25 in Scotland. Neither country showed significant improvements in items between 2000 and 2003. Public attitudes towards people with mental illness in England and Scotland became less positive during the period 1994 to 2003, especially in 2000-2003, and to a greater extent in England. The results are consistent with early positive effects for the "see me" anti-stigma campaign in Scotland. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090417210 A |
| Classmark | E: DP: 3F: 3J: 82: 9A |
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