Stigma towards people with mental disorders and its components - a perspective from multi-ethnic Singapore.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

The current study aimed to: (i) describe the extent of overall stigma as well as the differences in stigma towards people with alcohol abuse, dementia, depression, schizophrenia and obsessive compulsive disorder, as well as (ii) establish the dimensions of stigma and examine its correlates, in the general population of Singapore, using a vignette approach.

Methods

Data for the current study came from a larger nation-wide cross-sectional study of mental health literacy conducted in Singapore. The study population comprised Singapore Residents (Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents) aged 18-65 years who were living in Singapore at the time of the survey. All respondents were administered the Personal and Perceived scales of the Depression Stigma scale and the Social

SUBMITTER: Subramaniam M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5647661 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature