Stigmatizing Attitudes Toward Depression Among Male and Female, Medical and Non-medical Major College Students.

ABSTRACT: Background: Stigma is often reported to be a barrier to the treatment and rehabilitation of depression. However, little is known about stigma toward people with depression among college students in China. Methods: Using a questionnaire with a case vignette describing depression, a total of 1,056 students from nine colleges/universities in Hunan Province of China were included in this study. The questionnaire addressed the attitudes toward depression and the desire for keeping a distance from depressed individuals. The current study explored the stigma attitudes of college students toward people with depression and the desire for social distancing, as well as the gender (male and female) and major (medical and non-medical) differences. Results: Over half of the responde

SUBMITTER: He H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8267999 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature