Arbeitspapier
Depression stigma
Throughout history, people with mental illness have been discriminated against and stigmatized. Our experiment provides a new measure of perceived depression stigma and then investigates the causal effect of perceived stigma on help-seeking in a sample of 1,844 Americans suffering from depression. A large majority of our participants overestimate the extent of stigma associated with depression. In contrast to prior correlational evidence, lowering perceived social stigma through an information intervention leads to a reduction in the demand for psychotherapy. A mechanism experiment reveals that this information increases optimism about future mental health, thereby reducing the perceived need for therapy.
- Sprache
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: ECONtribute Discussion Paper ; No. 286
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
- Thema
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Depression
Stigma
Information
Psychotherapy
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Roth, Christopher
Schwardmann, Peter
Tripodi, Egon
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Reinhard Selten Institute (RSI)
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Bonn and Cologne
- (wann)
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2024
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Roth, Christopher
- Schwardmann, Peter
- Tripodi, Egon
- University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Reinhard Selten Institute (RSI)
Entstanden
- 2024