Emotional reactions to people with mental illness.

Matthias C Angermeyer, Anita Holzinger, Herbert Matschinger
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Abstract

Aims: Based on findings from population surveys, we provide an overview of the public's emotional reactions to people with mental illness.

Methods: A literature search for populations studies using measures of emotional response to people with mental illness was carried out. In addition, data on the public's emotional reactions, originating from representative surveys conducted in Germany in the years 1990, 1993 and 2001, were analysed.

Results: Positive emotional reactions to people with mental illness are most prevalent, followed by fear and anger. This pattern appears relatively stable across different cultures. In recent years, the emotional response of the public remained unchanged or even deteriorated. The public seems to react quite differently to people with different mental disorders. Emotional reactions have a substantial effect on the desire for social distance. The association between familiarity with mental disorder and the desire for social distance is to a considerable extent mediated through emotions.

Conclusions: The public's emotional reactions to people with mental disorder are relatively under-researched. More research may help better understand the complexities of the stigma surrounding mental illness. Interventions aimed at reducing the stigma of mental illness may benefit from paying more attention to emotions.

对精神疾病患者的情绪反应。
目的:根据人口调查的结果,我们概述了公众对精神疾病患者的情绪反应。方法:通过对精神疾病患者情绪反应的测量,对人群研究进行文献检索。此外,还分析了1990年、1993年和2001年在德国进行的具有代表性的调查所产生的关于公众情绪反应的数据。结果:对精神疾病患者的积极情绪反应最为普遍,其次是恐惧和愤怒。这种模式在不同的文化中相对稳定。近年来,公众的情绪反应没有变化,甚至有所恶化。公众对不同精神障碍患者的反应似乎大不相同。情绪反应对社交距离的渴望有实质性的影响。对精神障碍的熟悉程度和对社交距离的渴望之间的联系在很大程度上是通过情绪介导的。结论:公众对精神障碍患者的情绪反应研究相对较少。更多的研究可能有助于更好地理解围绕精神疾病的耻辱的复杂性。旨在减少精神疾病耻辱感的干预措施可能会从更多地关注情绪中受益。
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