Labels used by young people to describe mental disorders: which ones predict effective help-seeking choices?

Wright, Annemarie; Jorm, Anthony F; Mackinnon, Andrew

doi:10.1007/s00127-011-0399-z

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“…) and support during a mental health crisis (Wright et al, 2012;Yap et al, 2015). Our data support this hypothesis because lay people who correctly identified the nature of the problem had higher intentions to recommend help to mental health professionals.…”

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confidence: 71%

“…For hypotheses relating to recognition, labelling, and effect of vignette, non-parametric tests were used because the dependent variable of accuracy was negatively skewed and dependent variable labelling correctness was categorical. In line with previous research (Wright et al, 2012), we controlled for age and gender, which are known predictors of help-seeking. Those who selected the label psychosis/schizophrenia spectrum disorder (coded 1 = correct) were compared with those who selected other labels (coded 2 = incorrect).…”

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confidence: 98%

“…Although there is debate about the risks and benefits of labelling psychosis in its early stages (Bosanac, Patton, & Castle, 2010;McGorry, 2009;Pelosi, 2009), research in three separate studies of young Australians suggests that correct labelling may lead to more appropriate help-seeking selections (Wright, Jorm, Harris, & McGorry, 2007;Wright, Jorm, & Mackinnon, 2012;Yap, Reavley, & Jorm, 2015). Wright et al (2007) found that when a schizophrenia vignette target was identified as having another mental health problem or a "mental illness," appropriate help-seeking recommendations were made less frequently than when a more specific label of psychosis or schizophrenia was used.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…As highlighted by Wright et al (2012), a correct label might trigger a schema about how to appropriately deal with an issue such as ARMS. Yet correct labelling was associated with stronger intentions to recommend help to a psychiatrist, psychologist/counsellor, or a doctor, but was not associated with intentions to recommend help to other formal sources, an "other" source in general, or "no one."…”

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Recognising an at Risk Mental State for Psychosis: Australian Lay People and Clinicians’ Ability to Identify a Problem and Recommend Help Across Vignette Types

Greenhalgh¹,

Shanley²

2017

Australian Psychologist

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Objective: This study assessed lay people and clinicians' recognition of an at risk mental state (ARMS) for psychosis, their intentions to recommend help, and the equivalence of written and videotaped vignettes when detecting the problem. Methods: In an Australian online survey, 52 lay people and 32 psychologists with provisional or full registration were randomly assigned to either a videotaped or written vignette of someone with an ARMS. Measures assessed detection and labelling of the mental health problem, and lay people's intentions to recommend help. Results: Data were analysed with Chi-Square statistics, Fisher's Exact tests, and Multinomial Logistic Regression. Lay people frequently detected that a mental health problem existed but labelled it incorrectly. All clinicians detected that a mental health problem existed and most labelled it correctly. Lay people's detection that a mental health problem existed was not associated with vignette type but videotaped vignettes produced significantly more correct labelling. Clinicians had poorer labelling when the vignette was videotaped. Correct labelling was associated with intentions to recommend help to a doctor, psychiatrist, and psychologist/counsellor but not with other help sources or with "no help." Conclusions: Results indicated that if lay people received further education about ARMS, they may be more likely to recommend help to certain mental health professionals. They further highlight the need to use multiple vignette methods in mental health literacy research and the importance of simulated learning about ARMS in professional training environments. Replication of these results in larger samples is required.What this paper adds 1 Given the increased emphasis on preventative treatment at early stages of psychosis, further research is warranted into whether lay people and clinicans can detect and label an ARMS and whether correct labelling facilitates intentions to recommend help. People with ARMS cannot access targeted treatment without first being correctly identified and referred. Thus, this study addresses this gap in our knowledge. 2 Recognition rates for psychosis and early psychosis have beenpreviously based upon open-ended responding. This provides complex and detailed conceptualisations of how problems are perceived and highlights how people tend to use general terms such as "mental illness." However, this does not allow us to detect peoples' perception of the primary presenting problem or their literacy using professional terminology.Requiring that participants use professional terminology gives researchers an indication of whether they understand the underlying psychotic nature of the problem in ARMS. The current research captures people's detection of a general mental health problem and the perceived nature of the primary problem, using broad psychiatric labels. 3 The outcomes of Marshall and Dunstan (2013) research into the impact of vignette methodology may have been influenced by order effects and unequal content across videotaped vignett...

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Recognising an at Risk Mental State for Psychosis: Australian Lay People and Clinicians’ Ability to Identify a Problem and Recommend Help Across Vignette Types

Greenhalgh¹,

Shanley²

2017

Australian Psychologist

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“…Therefore, it would seem that there is still progress to be made in improving access to information about symptoms, treatments and others' experiences of depression, as well as information about ongoing research. Being able to identify and label the problem has been shown to predict effective help-seeking behaviours (Wright et al 2012), and it is important that the symptoms of depression are recognised and that appropriate supports are identified at an early stage. Wilson et al (2007) found that intention to seek help decreased as depressive symptoms increased, in a sample of children and adolescents.…”

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Media representation of depression in young people: a corpus-based analysis of Irish newspaper coverage

Tobin

Lyddy

2013

Ir. j. psychol. Med.

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Medicalizing versus psychologizing mental illness: what are the implications for help seeking and stigma? A general population study

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Verhaeghe²,

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Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol

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Labels used by young people to describe mental disorders: which ones predict effective help-seeking choices?

Cited by 44 publications

References 35 publications

Recognising an at Risk Mental State for Psychosis: Australian Lay People and Clinicians’ Ability to Identify a Problem and Recommend Help Across Vignette Types

Recognising an at Risk Mental State for Psychosis: Australian Lay People and Clinicians’ Ability to Identify a Problem and Recommend Help Across Vignette Types

Media representation of depression in young people: a corpus-based analysis of Irish newspaper coverage

Medicalizing versus psychologizing mental illness: what are the implications for help seeking and stigma? A general population study

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