| Title |
Does labeling matter? An examination of attitudes and perceptions of labels for mental disorders
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, June 2012
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00127-012-0532-7 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Andrew C. H. Szeto, Dorothy Luong, Keith S. Dobson |
| Abstract |
Labeling research in various domains has found that attitudes and perceptions vary as a function of the different labels ascribed to a group (e.g., overweight vs. obese). This type of research, however, has not been examined extensively in regards to labels for mental disorders. The present study examined whether common psychiatric labels (i.e., mental disease, mental disorders, mental health problems, and mental illness) elicited divergent attitudes and perceptions in a group of participants. These labels were also compared to the specific label of depression. |
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|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
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| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United Kingdom | 2 | 2% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 129 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Bachelor | 30 | 23% |
| Student > Master | 24 | 18% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 11% |
| Researcher | 11 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 10 | 8% |
| Other | 20 | 15% |
| Unknown | 23 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 58 | 44% |
| Social Sciences | 14 | 11% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 13 | 10% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 7% |
| Arts and Humanities | 4 | 3% |
| Other | 9 | 7% |
| Unknown | 25 | 19% |
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