title: [What does the Public Know and Think About Mental Disorders?].
abstract: Public knowledge about and attitudes towards mental illness were analyzed. Furthermore, changes in knowledge and attitudes after an information and awareness campaign were examined. The basis were two telephone surveys in 2011 (t0) and 2014 (t1) in Hamburg (intervention) and Munich (control). In 2011, the public was relatively well informed about mental disorders. Regarding the level of information of the public before the campaign and inconsistent results of previous evaluation studies the anticipated impact of the awareness campaign at t1 are moderate.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Medizinische Soziologie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf.
authors.forename: Eva E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Mnich
authors.affiliation: Institut für Medizinische Soziologie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf.
authors.forename: Anna C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Makowski
authors.affiliation: Institut für Medizinische Soziologie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kofahl
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lambert
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bock
authors.affiliation: Center for Public Mental Health, Gösing am Wagram, Österreich.
authors.forename: Matthias C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Angermeyer
authors.affiliation: Institut für Medizinische Soziologie, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf.
authors.forename: Olaf
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: von dem Knesebeck
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001364:Awareness; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006266:Health Education; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D057220:Health Literacy; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D011639:Public Opinion; D057545:Social Stigma; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult