Public Conceptions of Serious Mental Illness and Substance Abuse, Their Causes and Treatments
Findings from the 1996 General Social Survey
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11024596 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sara Kuppin (At the time of the study, Sara Kuppin was with the Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, and Richard M. Carpiano was with the Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison.), Richard M Carpiano (0000-0001-9880-9147, At the time of the study, Sara Kuppin was with the Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, and Richard M. Carpiano was with the Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison.) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 96 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 1766-1771 |
| Publication date | 2006-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.2004.060855 |
| PMID | 17008571 |
| PMCID | PMC1586134 |
| OpenAlex | W1969628633 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 8 |
Objectives. We examined the degree to which lay beliefs about the causes of disorders may predict beliefs about what constitutes appropriate treatment. Methods. We analyzed randomized vignette data from the MacArthur Mental Health Module of the 1996 General Social Survey (n=1010). Results. Beliefs in biological causes (i.e., chemical imbalance, genes) were significantly associated with the endorsement of professional, biologically focused treatments (e.g., prescription medication, psychiatrists, and mental hospital admissions). Belief that the way a person was raised was the cause of a condition was the only nonbiologically based causal belief associated with any treatment recommendations (talking to a clergy member). Conclusions. Lay beliefs about the biological versus nonbiological causes of mental and substance abuse disorders are related to beliefs regarding appropriate treatment. We suggest areas for further research with regard to better understanding this relationship in an effort to construct effective messages promoting treatment for mental health and substance abuse disorders
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
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| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2021 (14) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |