ArticleBJPsych open2022
Destigmatising mental health treatment and increasing openness to seeking treatment: randomised controlled trial of brief video interventions.
Article in BJPsych open, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Large-Scale Public Stigma Reduction Toward Individuals With Psychosis Using Brief Videos: A Secondary Data Analysis.Schizophrenia bulletin · 2026Article
- Gender-specific associations between personality traits and mental health status of intensive care unit patients' family members.European journal of medical research · 2026Article
- Interventions to improve mental health help-seeking attitudes, intentions and behaviors: A systematic review of recent advances.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2026Review
- Leveraging brief video interventions to increase treatment-seeking among depressed youth: a randomized controlled trial.World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) · 2025Article
- Self-stigma of seeking professional psychological help and its influencing factors among high-risk health care workers for depression and anxiety: a multicenter cross-sectional study.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Collaborating to Leverage American Heart Association's EmPOWERED to Serve Faith-Based Networks for Methamphetamine and Stimulant Misuse Educational Campaign in Black and Hispanic Churches.Psychiatric research and clinical practice · 2025Article
- Attitudes and intentions toward seeking professional psychological help among Chinese healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundDespite an elevated risk of psychopathology stemming from COVID-19-related stress, many essential workers stigmatise and avoid psychiatric care. This randomised controlled trial was designed to compare five versions of a social-contact-based brief video intervention for essential workers, differing by protagonist gender and race/ethnicity.
aimsWe examined intervention efficacy on treatment-related stigma ('stigma') and openness to seeking treatment ('openness'), especially among workers who had not received prior mental healthcare. We assessed effectiveness and whether viewer/protagonist demographic concordance heightened effectiveness.
methodEssential workers (
resultsAll video intervention groups reported immediately decreased stigma (
conclusionsBrief video-based interventions improved immediate stigma and openness. Greater effects among female and Black individuals viewing demographically matched protagonists emphasise the value of tailored interventions, especially for socially oppressed groups. This easily disseminated intervention may proactively increase care-seeking, encouraging treatment among workers in need. Future studies should examine intervention mechanisms and whether linking referrals to psychiatric services generates treatment-seeking.
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