Mental health stigma in Ukraine over time: A cross-sectional study
This study examined changes in public knowledge, behaviours and attitudes towards individuals with mental health disorders in Ukraine. A nationwide survey was used to gather data from Ukrainian adults; this data was then compared with data gathered by Quirke et al. (2021, Cambridge Prisms Global Men...
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| description | This study examined changes in public knowledge, behaviours and attitudes towards individuals with mental health disorders in Ukraine. A nationwide survey was used to gather data from Ukrainian adults; this data was then compared with data gathered by Quirke et al. (2021, Cambridge Prisms Global Mental Health, 8) to form a comparison study. In congruence with the original study, the Mental Health Knowledge Schedule, the Community Attitudes towards Mental Illness Scale and the Reported Intended Behaviour scales were used. Measures of knowledge and attitudes towards individuals with mental disorders reflected a small reduction of knowledge (r = 0.13, p < .001) and a large reduction in benevolent attitudes (r = 0.96, p < .001). Conversely, there was a large decrease in authoritarian attitudes (r = −0.50, p < .001). Measures of behaviour reflected a medium positive increase in past and present behaviour (r = 0.33, p < .001) and a small positive increase in intended future behaviour towards individuals with mental illness (r = 0.24, p < .001). These findings provide a snapshot of changes in stigma towards those with mental health disorders in Ukraine and highlighted the growing need for evidence-based anti-stigma interventions and the monitoring of their impact. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b27a8f55ea9e4b96a2ccfd82d3be0b002025-08-20T01:51:23ZengCambridge University PressCambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health2054-42512025-01-011210.1017/gmh.2025.40Mental health stigma in Ukraine over time: A cross-sectional studyMorgane Alexandra Petrie Gaschet0https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9018-5896Orest Suvalo1Vitalii Klymchuk2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7898-5530Mental Health for Ukraine, UkraineMental Health for Ukraine, Ukraine Institute of Mental Health at the Ukrainian Catholic University, Lviv, UkraineDepartment of Social Sciences, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette, LuxembourgThis study examined changes in public knowledge, behaviours and attitudes towards individuals with mental health disorders in Ukraine. A nationwide survey was used to gather data from Ukrainian adults; this data was then compared with data gathered by Quirke et al. (2021, Cambridge Prisms Global Mental Health, 8) to form a comparison study. In congruence with the original study, the Mental Health Knowledge Schedule, the Community Attitudes towards Mental Illness Scale and the Reported Intended Behaviour scales were used. Measures of knowledge and attitudes towards individuals with mental disorders reflected a small reduction of knowledge (r = 0.13, p < .001) and a large reduction in benevolent attitudes (r = 0.96, p < .001). Conversely, there was a large decrease in authoritarian attitudes (r = −0.50, p < .001). Measures of behaviour reflected a medium positive increase in past and present behaviour (r = 0.33, p < .001) and a small positive increase in intended future behaviour towards individuals with mental illness (r = 0.24, p < .001). These findings provide a snapshot of changes in stigma towards those with mental health disorders in Ukraine and highlighted the growing need for evidence-based anti-stigma interventions and the monitoring of their impact.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2054425125000408/type/journal_articleMental healthStigmaUkraine |
| spellingShingle | Morgane Alexandra Petrie Gaschet Orest Suvalo Vitalii Klymchuk Mental health stigma in Ukraine over time: A cross-sectional study Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health Mental health Stigma Ukraine |
| title | Mental health stigma in Ukraine over time: A cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Mental health stigma in Ukraine over time: A cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Mental health stigma in Ukraine over time: A cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mental health stigma in Ukraine over time: A cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Mental health stigma in Ukraine over time: A cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | mental health stigma in ukraine over time a cross sectional study |
| topic | Mental health Stigma Ukraine |
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