Journal article
Belief systems of the general public concerning the appropriate treatments for mental disorders
AF Jorm, AE Korten, B Rodgers, P Pollitt, PA Jacomb, H Christensen, Z Jiao
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology | SPRINGER HEIDELBERG | Published : 1997
DOI: 10.1007/BF00789141
Abstract
A study was conducted to assess the belief systems of the general public concerning the appropriate treatments for mental disorders and correlates of these belief systems. The study was based on the results of a household survey of the general public in Australia, using a national random sample of 2031 adults aged 18-74 years. Respondents were given a vignette describing either a person with depression or one with schizophrenia, and were asked for their opinions about the helpfulness of various professional and non-professional treatments for the person described. A principal components analysis of the helpfulness ratings gave three factors: a Medical factor with high loadings on all drug tr..
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