title: [Attitudes toward psychotherapy in the general population].
abstract: Attitudes towards psychotherapy are important predictors for the acceptance and usage of psychotherapy. A survey examined attitudes towards psychotherapy in a sample representative of the German population including 2089 persons between 14 to 92 years of age. Two thirds of the sample indicated a positive attitude towards psychotherapy. Men as well as individuals with lower education reported a more negative attitude towards psychotherapy than women and persons with higher educational level. Education had a medium effect size (d=0.44). Individuals with somatoform symptoms did not indicate a more negative attitude towards psychotherapy than the general population. Even though the majority of the population has a more positive attitude towards psychotherapy, this positive attitude does not apply for all groups of the -population.
authors: Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik, Universitäts-klinikum C. G. Carus, Dresden.
authors: Katja
authors: K
authors: Petrowski
authors: Deutsche Rentenversicherung Oldenburg-Bremen.
authors: Aike
authors: A
authors: Hessel
authors: Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
authors: Annett
authors: A
authors: Körner
authors: Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychotherapie und Psychosomatik, Universitäts-klinikum C. G. Carus, Dresden.
authors: Kerstin
authors: K
authors: Weidner
authors: Abteilung für Medizinische Psychologie und Medizinische Soziologie, -Universität Leipzig.
authors: Elmar
authors: E
authors: Brähler
authors: Abteilung für Medizinische Psychologie und Medizinische Soziologie, -Universität Leipzig.
authors: Andreas
authors: A
authors: Hinz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001290:Attitude; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012737:Sex Factors; D055815:Young Adult