Associations between causal attributions and personal stigmatizing attitudes in untreated persons with current mental
Susanne Stolzenburg1, Simone Freitag2, Silke Schmidt2
1Department of Psychiatry, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany; Helios Hanseklinikum Stralsund, Stralsund, Germany.
Abstract:
Past research has shown that among the general public, certain causal explanations like biomedical causes are associated with stronger desire for social distance from persons with mental illness. Aim of this study was to find out how different causal attributions of persons with untreated mental health problems regarding their own complaints are associated with stigmatizing attitudes, anticipated self-stigma when seeking help and perceived stigma-stress. Altogether, 207 untreated persons with a current depressive syndrome were interviewed. Biomedical causes, but also belief in childhood trauma or unhealthy behavior as a cause of the problem, were associated with stronger personal stigma and with more stigma-stress. Similarities and differences to findings among the general population and implications for future research are discussed.
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