A vignette study of mental health literacy for binge-eating disorder in a self-selected community sample.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mental health literacy has implications for mental disorder recognition, help-seeking, and stigma reduction. Research on binge-eating disorder mental health literacy (BED MHL) is limited. To address this gap, our study examined BED MHL in a community sample.

Method

Two hundred and thirty-five participants completed an online survey. Participants read a vignette depicting a female character with BED then completed a questionnaire to assess five components of BED MHL (problem recognition, perceived causes, beliefs about treatment, expected helpfulness of interventions, and expected prognosis).

Results

About half of participants correctly identified BED as the character's main problem (58.7%). The most frequently selected cause of the problem was psychological

SUBMITTER: Hollett KB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10161539 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature