APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
Mental Illness Self-Stigma and Help Seeking Attitudes for Medication Versus Psychotherapy
- Julia Terman
Colorado College - Kristi Erdal
Colorado College
Abstract
This study used MTurk questionnaires to explore the relationship between mental illness self-stigma and help seeking attitudes towards psychiatric medication versus psychotherapy. A significant negative relationship was found between mental illness self-stigma and psychotherapy seeking attitudes, confirming the original hypothesis. This relationship differed when split by gender.
Attitude/Attitude Change