title: Whom to Ask for Professional Help in Case of Major Depression? Help-Seeking Recommendations of the Sardinian Public.
abstract: Purpose of the study is to investigate help-seeking preferences of the Sardinian public in case of depression. A telephone survey was conducted among the adult population, using quota sampling (N = 1,200). Respondents were presented with a vignette depicting a person with symptoms of major depressive disorder, followed by a fully structured interview. Psychologists were most frequently selected as source of professional help, followed by psychiatrists and G.P.s. Residents of small towns more frequently recommended mental health professionals than city residents. Public help-seeking preferences reflect the availability of services, beliefs about the appropriate treatment of depression and attitudes towards those providing it.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Clinical and Molecular Medicine, University of Cagliari, Via Ospedale 117, 09100, Cagliari, Italy. mfmoro@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Maria Francesca
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Moro
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Clinical and Molecular Medicine, University of Cagliari, Via Ospedale 117, 09100, Cagliari, Italy. angermeyer@aon.at.|Center for Public Mental Health, Gösing Am Wagram, Austria. angermeyer@aon.at.
authors.forename: Matthias C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Angermeyer
authors.affiliation: Institute of Social Medicine, Occupational Health and Public Health, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany. herbert.matschinger@medizin.uni-leipzig.de.|Institute of Medical Sociology, Social Medicine and Health Economics, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany. herbert.matschinger@medizin.uni-leipzig.de.
authors.forename: Herbert
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matschinger
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. anita.holzinger@meduniwien.ac.at.
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Holzinger
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Clinical and Molecular Medicine, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy. paolafhj@yahoo.it.
authors.forename: Anna Paola
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Piras
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Clinical and Molecular Medicine, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy. francescacutrano@yahoo.it.
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cutrano
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Clinical and Molecular Medicine, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy. mura.gioia@virgilio.it.
authors.forename: Gioia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mura
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Clinical and Molecular Medicine, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy. mgcarta@tiscali.it.
authors.forename: Mauro Giovanni
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Carta
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002977:Clergy; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D058005:General Practitioners; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D000066505:Help-Seeking Behavior; D006705:Homeopathy; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008605:Mental Health Services; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010595:Pharmacists; D011570:Psychiatry; D011584:Psychology; D000068217:Social Workers; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Attitudes; Help-seeking; Major depressive disorder; Population-based study