title: A comparison of attitudes towards mental illness and knowledge of mental health services between Australian and Asian students.
abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate whether Asian immigrants in Australia differed from Anglo-Australians in terms of attitudes towards mental illness, and knowledge of mental health services. A questionnaire was administered to 140 university students, including 63 Anglo-Australian students, 47 Asian students, and 30 students from European backgrounds. The results showed that there was a significant ethnic difference in terms of attitudes towards mental illness, and knowledge of mental health services. Furthermore, Asians who spoke a language other than English at home knew less about services for acute mental illness.
authors: Department of Psychology, Victoria University, Australia.
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mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001315:Australia; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000208:ethnology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires