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E P Holmes1, P W Corrigan, P Williams

  • 1University of Chicago Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Tinley Park, IL 60477, USA.

Schizophrenia Bulletin
|September 9, 1999
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A semester-long course on severe mental illness improved some attitudes, but effects varied based on participants’ prior knowledge and contact. Pre-existing knowledge and contact influenced attitude changes regarding mental illness.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Societal attitudes toward mental illness are crucial for effective treatment and support.
  • Short-term educational interventions have shown mixed results in altering these attitudes.
  • Participant characteristics may mediate the impact of mental illness education programs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effectiveness of a semester-long severe mental illness education course.
  • To determine if pre-education knowledge and personal contact mediate the course's impact on attitudes.
  • To examine how these factors influence specific attitude domains related to mental illness.

Main Methods:

  • Eighty-three participants in a severe mental illness or general psychology course completed pre- and post-course assessments.

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  • Assessments included the Opinions about Mental Illness Questionnaire and a knowledge test.
  • A pretest measured participants' prior contact with individuals with severe mental illness.

    • Main Results:

    • The education program positively impacted certain attitudes toward severe mental illness.
    • Pre-education knowledge and contact interacted with the educational intervention.
    • Higher pre-education knowledge and contact were linked to reduced endorsement of benevolence attitudes.
    • Intimate contact correlated with less improvement in social restrictiveness attitudes.

    Conclusions:

    • A semester-long educational intervention can influence attitudes about severe mental illness.
    • The impact of such education is moderated by individual pre-existing knowledge and personal experiences.
    • Understanding these mediating factors is essential for designing more effective mental illness awareness programs.