Mental health literacy and obsessive–compulsive personality disorder

Koutoufa, Iakovina; Furnham, Adrian

doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2013.10.027

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“…Wright and Furnham (2015) for example found that 89% and 48% of participants could correctly label depression and schizophrenia compared to the 90% and 72% found in this study. Recognition of OCPD was broadly similar to levels found by Koutoufa and Furnham (2014) who found 2% levels of recognition as opposed to the 3.4% found here. They also showed that many of the participants identified the OCPD vignette as being a 'perfectionist' (12.6%) or having 'OCD' (30.4%), terms that are intrinsically related to OCPD (Baer, 1994).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 88%

Comparing mental health literacy and physical health literacy: an exploratory study

Wickstead

Furnham

2017

Journal of Mental Health

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Comparing mental health literacy and physical health literacy: an exploratory study

Wickstead

Furnham

2017

Journal of Mental Health

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“…Recent research has investigated specific disorders such as schizophrenia (Furnham & Wong, 2007), personality disorders (Furnham & Winceslaus, 2012), psychopathy (Furnham, Daoud, & Swami, 2009), obsessive-compulsive disorder (Koutoufa & Furnham, 2013), amongst many others. These studies consistently demonstrate that certain mental health problems are more likely than others to be recognized by laypeople (Jorm, 2000), including psychological disorders that are more commonly portrayed in the media as well as those representing higher prevalence rates in the general population (Furnham & Telford, 2012).…”

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confidence: 99%

Empathy and Mental Health Literacy

Furnham¹,

Sjokvist²

2017

HLRP: Health Literacy Research and Practice

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Background: There is growing literature on mental health literacy (MHL), but few studies have conducted research on anything more than demographic predictors of MHL. We believe that those who are more empathic would be more interested in and more knowledgeable about mental illnesses. Objective: This study was concerned to establish whether people who were more empathic would have higher MHL. Methods: The 129 volunteer, university panel, participants completed the Interpersonal Reactivity Index and were presented with 15 vignettes describing people with various mental disorders. Questions assessed participants' identification of the disorders and their perception of the life adjustment of each person. Key Results: The results showed that 3 of the 4 empathy subscales correlated with the MHL score. Results from correlation and regression analyses suggest that people who are more empathic, have studied psychology, and have had personal experience of mental illness demonstrate better MHL. Conclusions: As predicted, people with greater MHL had greater empathy, but this cross-sectional correlational study could not ascertain causal patterns. [ Health Literacy Research and Practice. 2017;1(2):e31–e40.] Plain Language Summary: This study addressed whether people who are more empathic tend to be better informed about mental health issues because of their care for, interest in, and sympathy toward those with a range of mental illnesses. This was a questionnaire study and we did indeed find the relationship we thought may occur. However, we cannot be certain which caused which—do those who know more about mental illnesses and how common they are become more empathic or do those with greater empathy learn more about all aspects of mental illness?

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“…For example, a recent community survey found very low recognition rates for OCPD, with participants much more likely to correctly identify depression, schizophrenia, and OCD (Koutoufa and Furnham 2014). Clinicians should be aware of its core features and symptomatic behaviors so that they can assess for them.…”

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Clinical Handbook of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

Storch¹,

Lewin²

2016

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Mental health literacy and obsessive–compulsive personality disorder

Cited by 18 publications

References 32 publications

Comparing mental health literacy and physical health literacy: an exploratory study

Comparing mental health literacy and physical health literacy: an exploratory study

Empathy and Mental Health Literacy

Clinical Handbook of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

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