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ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2024

Examining bystander intervention for peer depression and sociodemographic correlates among university students in Singapore.

Benedict Wei Zhi Lim, Yen Sin Koh, Shazana Shahwan, Chong Min Janrius Goh, Ellaisha Samari, Wei Jie Ong, Kian Woon Kwok, Siow-Ann Chong, Mythily Subramaniam

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Benedict Wei Zhi LimResearch Division, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore, Singapore.
Yen Sin KohResearch Division, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore, Singapore.
Shazana ShahwanResearch Division, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore, Singapore.
Chong Min Janrius GohResearch Division, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore, Singapore.
Ellaisha SamariResearch Division, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore, Singapore.
Wei Jie OngResearch Division, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore, Singapore.
Kian Woon KwokSchool of Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
Siow-Ann ChongResearch Division, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore, Singapore.
Mythily SubramaniamResearch Division, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore, Singapore.

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Introduction: The Advancing Research To Eliminate Mental Illness Stigma (ARTEMIS) study evaluated the impact of an intervention developed and implemented in Singapore on attitudes towards depression in university students. We aimed to assess the likelihood of university students intervening when their peers suffer from depression, before and after the ARTEMIS intervention. Methods: 390 students were recruited from a university in Singapore. The ARTEMIS intervention comprised a lecture by a trained mental health professional, a sharing session by a person with lived experience of depression, and a question-and-answer segment with a panel. The Bystander Intervention Scale for Depression (BISD) was administered at baseline, post-intervention, and 3-month follow-up. BISD assessed four factors: Results: A favourable shift in all factors was observed at post-intervention, which weakened at 3-month follow-up. Having past experience in the mental health field (β=1.50) and older age (β=0.18) were significantly associated with Discussion: The short-term results of the intervention appeared promising across all BISD factors; however, these results were not sustained after 3 months. Future research should include the impact of 'booster' interventions over time. Sociodemographic factors that were identified to be significant correlates should also be considered when planning for future interventions.

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anti-stigma interventionARTEMISattitudesbystander interventiondepressionSingaporeuniversity students

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