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Attitudes toward mental health services and illness perceptions among adolescents with mood disorders
- Author:
- MUNSON Michelle R.
- Journal article citation:
- Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 26(5), October 2009, pp.447-466.
- Publisher:
- Springer
Seventy adolescents were recruited from the greater Cleveland area to investigate how they perceived their mood disorders and their attitudes toward mental health services. The study also explored the relationships between demographics, clinical characteristics, perceptions of illness and attitudes. Finally, the psychometric properties of the Illness Perception Questionnaire-Revised were examined. Structured interviews were conducted utilizing standardized instruments. Results show that adolescents with mood disorders have fairly positive attitudes, with Caucasian youth reporting more positive attitudes than their non-white counterparts. Illness perceptions were related to psychological openness and indifference to stigma.
Knowledge of and attitudes towards behavioral health services among older youth in the foster care system
- Authors:
- MUNSON Michelle R., NARENDORF Sarah Carter, McMILLEN J. Curtis
- Journal article citation:
- Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 28(2), April 2011, pp.97-112.
- Publisher:
- Springer
This study examined knowledge of and attitudes toward services among 268 17-year olds with psychiatric diagnoses preparing to exit foster care. A structured interview assessed knowledge of services with vignette scenarios and attitudes with a standardized scale. Descriptive statistics described the extent of knowledge and attitudes among this population and regression analyses examined predictors of these dimensions of literacy. Most youth suggested a help source, but responses often lacked specificity. Gender and depression were the strongest predictors of knowledge and attitudes, respectively. Knowing which aspects of literacy are low, and for whom, can inform education efforts to improve access to care in adulthood.