Trial reportBMC psychiatry2015
Training community mental health staff in Guangzhou, China: evaluation of the effect of a new training model.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Educational interventions to reduce mental health stigma toward patients among healthcare professionals and trainees: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2026Pooled it
- Interventions to Reduce Mental Health Stigma Among Health Care Professionals in Primary Health Care: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Pooled it
- Reducing mental health-related stigma in primary health care settings in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review.Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2018Pooled it
- Tackling healthcare providers bias: a systematic review of interventions with implications for inclusive clinical research.EClinicalMedicine · 2025Article
- Mental health literacy and the stigmatisation and discrimination of individuals affected by mental illnesses in China: a scoping review.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2025Review
- Attitudes of Vietnamese University students on restrictions of rights and compulsory admissions in patients with severe mental illness - a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Mental illness-related stigma and its associated factors among primary health care professionals in rural China.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Reducing stigma and improving access to care for people with mental health conditions in the community: protocol for a multi-site feasibility intervention study (Indigo-Local).International journal of mental health systems · 2024Article
- Are midwives trained to recognise perinatal depression symptoms? Results of MAMA (MAternal Mood Assessment) cross-sectional survey in Italy.Archives of women's mental health · 2024Article
- Psychiatrists' occupational stigma conceptualization, measurement, and intervention: A literature review.World journal of psychiatry · 2023Review
- Mental health-related stigma and attitudes toward patient care among providers of mental health services in a rural Chinese county.The International journal of social psychiatry · 2022Article
- WHO mental health gap action programme (mhGAP) intervention guide: updated systematic review on evidence and impact.Evidence-based mental health · 2021Review
- The Assessment of Attitudes of Students at Medical Schools towards Psychiatry and Psychiatric Patients-A Cross-Sectional Online Survey.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Cross-sectional study of mental health related knowledge and attitudes among care assistant workers in Guangzhou, China.International journal of mental health systems · 2021Article
- Stigma Levels Toward Psychiatric Patients Among Medical Students-A Worldwide Online Survey Across 65 Countries.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- How to Measure Knowledge About Mental Disorders? Validation of the Italian Version of the MAKS.Community mental health journal · 2019Article
- Effectiveness of an anti-stigma training on improving attitudes and decreasing discrimination towards people with mental disorders among care assistant workers in Guangzhou, China.International journal of mental health systems · 2019Article
- Training needs and perspectives of community health workers in relation to integrating child mental health care into primary health care in a rural setting in sub-Saharan Africa: a mixed methods study.International journal of mental health systems · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundIncreasing numbers of people with mental disorders receive services at primary care in China. The aims of this study are to evaluate impact of a new training course and supervision for community mental health staff to enhance their levels of mental health knowledge and to reduce their stigmatization toward people with mental illness.
methodsA total of 77 community mental health staff from eight regions in Guangzhou in China were recruited for the study.4 regions were randomly allocated to the new training model group, and 4 to the old training model group. Levels of mental health knowledge were measured by purpose-made assessment schedule and by the Mental Health Knowledge Schedule (MAKS). Stigma was evaluated by the Mental Illness: Clinicians' Attitudes Scale (MICA) and the Reported and Intended Behavior Scale (RIBS). Evaluation questionnaires were given at the beginning of course, at the end, and at 6 month and at 12 month follow-up.
resultsAfter the training period, the 6-month, and the 12-month, knowledge scores of the intervention group were higher than the control group. At 6-month and 12-month follow-up, means scores of MAKS of the intervention group increased more than the control group (both p < 0.05) when age, sex, marriage status, title and time were controlled for. At 6-month follow-up, means scores of MICA of the intervention group decreased more than that of the control group (p < 0.01). At after-training, at 6-months, and at 12-months, mean scores of RIBS of the intervention group increased more than the control (p < 0.01, p < 0.001, p < 0.001) when age, sex, marriage status, title and time were controlled for.
conclusionsCompared with the traditional training course and supervision, the new course improved community mental health staff knowledge of mental disorders, improving their attitudes toward people with mental disorder, and increasing their willingness to have contact with people with mental disorder.
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