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The British Journal of Psychiatry 173: 519-522 (1998)
© 1998 The Royal College of Psychiatrists
ES Paykel, D Hart and RG Priest
Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge.
BACKGROUND: Aims of the Defeat Depression Campaign between 1991 and 1996 included the reduction of stigma associated with depression, education of the public about the disorder and its treatment and encouragement of earlier treatment-seeking. Newspaper and magazine articles, radio and television programmes and other media activities were employed. METHOD: Surveys of public attitudes were conducted by MORI in late 1991, early 1995 and mid-1997. Each covered approximately 2000 subjects, sampled to be representative of the population of Great Britain. Structured interviews covered views on depression, treatment and general practitioners (GPs). RESULTS: There were significant positive changes regarding attitudes to depression, reported experience of it, attitudes to antidepressants, and less consistently, to treatment from GPs. Changes were of the order of 5-10%. Throughout, attitudes to depression and to treatment by counselling were very favourable, whereas antidepressants were regarded as addictive and less effective. CONCLUSIONS: Positive attitude change was achieved during the Campaign, although there is still room for improvement in some aspects.
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