@article{Tangjitboonsanga_Charnsil_2020, title={Attitude toward Depression in Thai Population}, volume={65}, url={https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/JPAT/article/view/240795}, abstractNote={<p>Objectives : This study aimed to examine the attitudes toward depression in each region of<br>Thailand and the factors associated with each attitude.<br>Methods : This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in Thai population aged<br>18 year and over. The Depression Stigma Scale was first translated into Thai, and then<br>distributed via Google Form. This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in Thai<br>population aged 18 and above. The questionnaire was translated into Thai and distributed<br>online via Google Form. It was divided into two sections: the first section surveyed demographic<br>data such as age, sex, hometown and years of education, and the second section was the<br>Depression Stigma Scale, which was further divided into two parts – personal stigma for<br>depression and perceived stigma for depression. Then, the demographic characteristics were<br>analyzed, and the score differences between each region compared. The correlations between<br>correlating socio-demographic data and the scores of each question item were compared<br>using multivariate regression analysis.<br>Results : The total number of respondents was 977, of which the majority was women (80.2%),<br>living in the central region of Thailand (51.59%). It was found that perceived stigma for<br>depression was higher than personal stigma. Each region was different in terms of the content<br>of attitudes and stigmas, and the highest level of stigma was found in the western region.<br>Higher levels of negative stigma were associated with male gender, younger age, no experience<br>with patients with mental illnesses, and higher educational level.<br>Conclusion : The contents of the public relation campaigns should be adapted to suit the<br>culture and beliefs in each region, and the target groups should be men, younger people,<br>people with no experience or familiarity with patients with mental illnesses, and people with<br>higher educational level.</p>}, number={1}, journal={Journal of the Psychiatric Association of Thailand}, author={Tangjitboonsanga, Nattapong and Charnsil, Chawanun}, year={2020}, month={Mar.}, pages={75–88} }