Mental health stigma and professional help-seeking attitudes a comparison between Cuba and Germany.

ABSTRACT: Globally the burden due to mental disorders is continuously increasing. Still, professional help-seeking behavior is not fully understood. To conceive cultural determinants of help-seeking is crucial to reduce personal and social costs of (untreated) mental disorders. The current study investigates mental health stigma and help-seeking attitudes in a Cuban (n = 195) and a German (n = 165) sample. In a questionnaire survey we asked for attitudes towards mental illness and professional help-seeking in the general Cuban and German populations. The cultural context was associated with mental health stigma and professional help-seeking attitudes. Interestingly, Cuban participants reported stronger mental health stigma and more willingness to seek help. In multiple hierarchical regression analys

SUBMITTER: Nohr L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7877775 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature