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Title	Descriptive epidemiology of stigma against depression in a general population sample in Alberta
Published in	BMC Psychiatry, April 2010
DOI	10.1186/1471-244x-10-29
Pubmed ID	20398429
Authors	Trevor M Cook, JianLi Wang
Abstract	Mental health illnesses, such as depression, are responsible for a growing disease burden worldwide. Unfortunately, effective treatment is often impeded by stigmatizing attitudes of other individuals, which have been found to lead to a number of negative consequences including reduced help-seeking behavior and increased social distance. Despite the high prevalence of depression in Canada, little research has been conducted to examine stigma against depression in the Canadian general population. Such information is crucial to understanding the current state of stigmatizing attitudes in the Canadian communities, and framing future stigma reduction initiatives. The objectives of this study were to estimate the percentages of various stigmatizing attitudes toward depression in a general population sample and to compare the percentages by demographics and socioeconomic characteristics.

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Country	Count	As %
Canada	3	2%
United States	2	1%
Germany	1	<1%
South Africa	1	<1%
Unknown	152	96%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status	Count	As %
Student > Bachelor	30	19%
Student > Master	23	14%
Researcher	21	13%
Student > Ph. D. Student	15	9%
Student > Doctoral Student	14	9%
Other	29	18%
Unknown	27	17%

Readers by discipline	Count	As %
Psychology	49	31%
Medicine and Dentistry	34	21%
Social Sciences	14	9%
Nursing and Health Professions	6	4%
Neuroscience	3	2%
Other	19	12%
Unknown	34	21%

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Descriptive epidemiology of stigma against depression in a general population sample in Alberta

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