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ArticleBMC psychiatry2019

Understanding the public's profile of mental health literacy in China: a nationwide study.

Debbie Huang, Lawrence H Yang, Bernice A Pescosolido

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Debbie HuangMailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 722 W. 168th St., New York, NY, 10032, USA.
Lawrence H YangMailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 722 W. 168th St., New York, NY, 10032, USA.
Bernice A PescosolidoDepartment of Sociology, Indiana University, 1022 E Third St, Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA. pescosol@indiana.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-3690-5878

Funding

RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAM IN PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGYT32MH013043 · NIMH · COLUMBIA UNIV NEW YORK MORNINGSIDE · PI Katherine M. Keyes · 1985 to 2026
$11.7M
Characterizing Cognition across the Lifespan in untreated psychosis in ChinaR01MH108385 · NIMH · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY · PI KESHAVAN, MATCHERI S., PHILLIPS, MICHAEL ROBERT · 2015 to 2019
$4.0M
Stigma and Mental Illness in Cross-National PerspectiveR01TW006374 · FIC · TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY · PI PESCOSOLIDO, BERNICE A. · 2003 to 2007
$3.3M
Stigma of Mental Illness in China: Extending the SGC-MHSR01MH082871 · NIMH · TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY · PI PESCOSOLIDO, BERNICE A. · 2010 to 2012
$856k
FIC NIH HHS R01 TW006374NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH082871NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH108385NIMH NIH HHS T32 MH013043
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn the wake of China's massive economic development, attention has only recently turned to the enormous treatment gap that exists for mental health problems. Our study is the first comprehensive, national examination of the levels and correlates of the public's ability to recognize mental illness in the community and suggest sources of help, setting a baseline to assess contemporary Chinese efforts.

methodsData were collected in China as part of the Stigma in Global Context - Mental Health Study (SGC-MHS) through face-to-face interviews using vignettes meeting clinical criteria for schizophrenia and major depression. Our analysis targets the Han Chinese participants (n = 1812). Differences in the recognition of mental health problems were assessed using a chi-square test and further stratified by vignette illness type and urban vs. rural residence. Adjusted regression models estimated the effects of each predictor towards the endorsement three types of help-seeking: medical doctor, psychiatrist, and mental health professional.

resultsAs expected, recognition of mental health problems is low; it is better for depression and most accurate in urban areas. Perceived severity increases endorsement of the need for care and for treatment by all provider types. Recognition of a mental health problem specifically decreases endorsement of medical doctors while increasing recommendations for psychiatrists and mental health professionals. Neurobiological attributions decrease recommendations for mental health professionals as opposed to general or specialty physicians.

conclusionsContinued efforts are needed in China to promote mental illness recognition within rural areas, and of schizophrenia specifically. Promoting recognition of mental illness, while balancing the special challenges among individuals who understand the neurobiological roots of mental illness, may constitute a key strategy to reduce the sizeable mental health treatment gap in China.

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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeAdultAgedChinaFemaleHealth LiteracyHealth PersonnelHumansMaleMental DisordersMental HealthMiddle AgedPsychiatryRural PopulationSocial StigmaGlobal mental healthMental health literacyMental health recognitionMental health service-usePsychiatric epidemiology

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PMCPMC6332702

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