APS

29th APS Annual Convention · 2017

Mental Illness Self-Stigma and Help Seeking Attitudes for Medication Versus Psychotherapy

Boston, MA · May 2017

Poster Session · Clinical Science

  • 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

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