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3. Stigmatization of people with mental illness – a matter of milieu-specific worldviews? Results from a population-based survey in Germany.

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Spahlholz, Jenny, Baumann, Eva, Speerforck, Sven, Sander, Christian, Angermeyer, Matthias C., and Schomerus, Georg

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PEOPLE with mental illness, SOCIAL attitudes, POLITICAL attitudes, PEOPLE with schizophrenia, POLITICAL affiliation
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Background: Despite numerous awareness campaigns and anti-stigma programs, people with mental illness, particularly schizophrenia, are still stigmatized. Although the society is both cause and solution, societal-level conditions, such as society's customs and policies that legitimize and perpetuate stigmatization is often neglected. We used a milieu approach to investigate how shared social, cultural and political orientations and expectations are associated with manifestations of the mental-illness related stigma. Methods: We analyzed cross-sectional data from 3,042 adults aged ≥18 years from a national vignette-based representative survey on the stigma of mental illness in Germany from 2020. For milieu classification, we used an established population segmentation tool based on values and political preferences. Two stigma measures associated with the stereotype and status loss/discrimination components were assessed (i.e., the Social Distance Scale and a list of well-known stereotypes associated with depression or schizophrenia). Descriptive analyses and one-way ANOVAs with post-hoc pairwise contrasts between milieu groups were used to evaluate agreement on stereotypes and the desire for social distance towards people with depression or schizophrenia. Results: Negative stereotypes about people with a depression (i.e., beliefs about being weak-willed) and schizophrenia (i.e., beliefs about dangerousness) tended to be more common in milieu groups leaning more toward the authoritarian pole. Milieu groups with a more liberal attitude on the socio-cultural dimension further expressed a lower desire for social distance towards people with depression (p<0.001). However, the extent of differentiation between the milieu groups was less pronounced regarding the desire for social distance towards people with schizophrenia than towards people with depression. Conclusion: Our findings suggest that socio-cultural and socioeconomic dimensions of the society can be used for both describing heterogeneous societies and illuminating the underlying social structure of stigma. In addition to making blind spots more visible (i.e., schizophrenia), milieu-specific knowledge could be useful in deciding which intervention components are most appropriate for which milieu groups and how to apply them successfully. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2025
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28. Subthreshold Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys

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McLaughlin, Katie A., Koenen, Karestan C., Friedman, Matthew J., Ruscio, Ayelet Meron, Karam, Elie G., Shahly, Victoria, Stein, Dan J., Hill, Eric D., Petukhova, Maria, Alonso, Jordi, Andrade, Laura Helena, Angermeyer, Matthias C., Borges, Guilherme, de Girolamo, Giovanni, de Graaf, Ron, Demyttenaere, Koen, Florescu, Silvia E., Mladenova, Maya, Posada-Villa, Jose, Scott, Kate M., Takeshima, Tadashi, and Kessler, Ronald C.

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2015
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30. Association between mental disorders and subsequent adult onset asthma

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Alonso, Jordi, de Jonge, Peter, Lim, Carmen C.W., Aguilar-Gaxiola, Sergio, Bruffaerts, Ronny, Caldas-de-Almeida, Jose Miguel, Liu, Zhaorui, O'Neill, Siobhan, Stein, Dan J., Viana, Maria Carmen, Al-Hamzawi, Ali Obaid, Angermeyer, Matthias C., Borges, Guilherme, Ciutan, Marius, de Girolamo, Giovanni, Fiestas, Fabian, Haro, Josep Maria, Hu, Chiyi, Kessler, Ronald C., Lépine, Jean Pierre, Levinson, Daphna, Nakamura, Yosikazu, Posada-Villa, Jose, Wojtyniak, Bogdan J., and Scott, Kate M.

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2014
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38. The Prevalence and Correlates of Binge Eating Disorder in the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys

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Kessler, Ronald C., Berglund, Patricia A., Chiu, Wai Tat, Deitz, Anne C., Hudson, James I., Shahly, Victoria, Aguilar-Gaxiola, Sergio, Alonso, Jordi, Angermeyer, Matthias C., Benjet, Corina, Bruffaerts, Ronny, de Girolamo, Giovanni, de Graaf, Ron, Maria Haro, Josep, Kovess-Masfety, Viviane, O’Neill, Siobhan, Posada-Villa, Jose, Sasu, Carmen, Scott, Kate, Viana, Maria Carmen, and Xavier, Miguel

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2013
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39. 'Crazy? So what!': A School Programme to Promote Mental Health and Reduce Stigma--Results of a Pilot Study

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Conrad, Ines, Dietrich, Sandra, Heider, Dirk, Blume, Anne, Angermeyer, Matthias C., and Riedel-Heller, Steffi

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Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the health-promoting and stigma-reducing effect of the German school-based programme "Crazy? So what!". Design/methodology/approach: A quasi-experimental longitudinal control-study was carried out with assessments one week prior to the school programme, immediately after it and three months later. A total of 210 Year 9 and 10 students (aged 13-18 years) were surveyed in four schools in Saxony, Germany. Data analysis was done descriptively based on frequency distributions. Random effects regression models for unbalanced panel data were used to estimate the change of the outcome variables over time. Findings: At baseline, only 5.2 per cent of the intervention group would talk with their teacher about a mental health problem. Immediately after the programme, this number increased to 10.6 per cent and after three months to 17.9 per cent. There was also a positive, short-term effect on students' social distance, i.e. an increase in positive attitudes towards those with a mental illness, but this was not sustained over time. By contrast, self-efficacy proved resistant to change. Originality/value: This school programme is successful in that the "experts on their own behalf" (young people, who have gone through mental illness) were able to encourage and reassure others on how to face a mental health crisis with more confidence, which also contributes to strengthening students' resilience. The results of this study indicate the importance of sensitising children and youth, but also teachers and other adults to mental health. (Contains 3 tables, 2 figures and 2 notes.)

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2009
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46. Frequency and gender differences in the use of professional home care in late life. Findings from three German old-age cohorts

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Buczak-Stec, Elżbieta W., primary, Hajek, André, additional, Pabst, Alexander, additional, Brettschneider, Christian, additional, van den Bussche, Hendrik, additional, Wiese, Birgitt, additional, Weyerer, Siegfried, additional, Werle, Jochen, additional, Hoell, Andreas, additional, Pentzek, Michael, additional, Fuchs, Angela, additional, Luppa, Melanie, additional, Löbner, Margit, additional, Stein, Janine, additional, Förster, Franziska, additional, Weeg, Dagmar, additional, Mösch, Edelgard, additional, Heser, Kathrin, additional, Scherer, Martin, additional, Maier, Wolfgang, additional, Angermeyer, Matthias C., additional, Wagner, Michael, additional, Riedel-Heller, Steffi G., additional, and König, Hans-Helmut, additional

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2022
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50. Frequency and gender differences in the use of professional home care in late life: Findings from three German old-age cohorts

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Buczak-Stek, Elzbieta W., Hajek, Andre, Pabst, Alexander, Brettschneider, Christian, van den Bussche, Hendrik, Wiese, Birgitt, Weyerer, Siegfried, Werle, Jochen, Hoell, Andreas, Pentzek, Michael, Fuchs, Angela, Luppa, Melanie, Löbner, Margit, Stein, Janine, Förster, Franziska, Weeg, Dagmar, Mösch, Edelgard, Heser, Kathrin, Scherer, Martin, Maier, Wolfgang, Angermeyer, Matthias C., Wagner, Michael, Riedel-Heller, Steffi G., König, Hans-Helmut, Buczak-Stek, Elzbieta W., Hajek, Andre, Pabst, Alexander, Brettschneider, Christian, van den Bussche, Hendrik, Wiese, Birgitt, Weyerer, Siegfried, Werle, Jochen, Hoell, Andreas, Pentzek, Michael, Fuchs, Angela, Luppa, Melanie, Löbner, Margit, Stein, Janine, Förster, Franziska, Weeg, Dagmar, Mösch, Edelgard, Heser, Kathrin, Scherer, Martin, Maier, Wolfgang, Angermeyer, Matthias C., Wagner, Michael, Riedel-Heller, Steffi G., and König, Hans-Helmut

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Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of and the gender differences in the use of professional home care in Germany. Methods: We used harmonized data from three large cohort studies from Germany (“Healthy Aging: Gender-specific trajectories into the latest life”; AgeDifferent.de Platform). Data were available for 5,393 older individuals (75 years and older). Mean age was 80.2 years (SD: 4.1 years), 66.6% were female. Professional homecare outcome variables were use of outpatient nursing care, paid household assistance, and meals on wheels’ services. Logistic regression models were used, adjusting for important sociodemographic variables. Results: Altogether 5.2% of older individuals used outpatient nursing care (6.2% women and 3.2% men; p < 0.001), 24.2% used paid household assistance (26.1% women and 20.5% men; p < 0.001) and 4.4% used meals on wheels’ services (4.5% women and 4.0% men; p = 0.49). Regression analysis revealed that women had higher odds of using paid household assistance than men (OR = 1.48, 95% CI: [1.24–1.76]; p < 0.001), whereas they had lower odds of using meals on wheels’ services (OR = 0.64, 95% CI: [0.42–0.97]; p < 0.05). No statistically significant differences in using outpatient nursing care between women and men were found (OR = 1.26, 95% CI: [0.87–1.81]; p = 0.225). Further, the use of home care was mainly associated with health-related variables (e.g., stroke, Parkinson’s disease) and walking impairments. Conclusions: Our study showed that gender differences exist in using paid household assistance and in culinary dependency. For example, meals on wheels’ services are of great importance (e.g., for individuals living alone or for individuals with low social support). Gender differences were not identified regarding outpatient nursing care. Use of professional home care servicesmay contribute to maintaining autonomy and independence in old age.

Published
2022

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