APS

2022 APS Annual Convention · 2022

Do Laypeople Have the Same Concept of Mental Disorder?

Chicago, IL · May 2022

Poster · Clinical Science

  • Sum Yee Jesse Tse
    University of Melbourne
  • Nick Haslam
    University of Melbourne

Abstract

The concepts of “mental illness”, mental disorder”, “mental health issue” overlapped each other, while “psychological issue” was a significantly broader concept, encompassing more conditions. Four dimensions, namely distress and impairment, social norm, rarity, and cause, significantly predicted people’s judgement in whether a person has a mental disorder.

Psychopathology

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