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Can video interventions be used to effectively destigmatize mental illness among young people? A systematic review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 February 2017

M. Janoušková ,
E. Tušková ,
A. Weissová ,
P. Trančík ,
J. Pasz ,
S. Evans-Lacko  and
P. Winkler
M. Janoušková*
Affiliation:
Department of Social Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health, Topolová 748, 250 67Klecany, Czech Republic
E. Tušková
Affiliation:
Department of Social Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health, Topolová 748, 250 67Klecany, Czech Republic
A. Weissová
Affiliation:
Department of Social Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health, Topolová 748, 250 67Klecany, Czech Republic
P. Trančík
Affiliation:
Department of Social Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health, Topolová 748, 250 67Klecany, Czech Republic
J. Pasz
Affiliation:
Department of Social Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health, Topolová 748, 250 67Klecany, Czech Republic
S. Evans-Lacko
Affiliation:
Personal Social Services Research Unit, London School of Economics and Political Science, Houghton Street, LondonWC2A 2AE, United Kingdom Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, 16 De Crespigny Park, LondonSE5 8AF, United Kingdom
P. Winkler
Affiliation:
Department of Social Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health, Topolová 748, 250 67Klecany, Czech Republic
*
⁎Corresponding author. Tel.: +420 283 088 421. E-mail address: miroslava.janouskova@nudz.cz (M. Janoušková).
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Abstract

Video is considered to be an effective, easy to use tool employed in anti-stigma interventions among young people. Mass media has been shown to be effective for reducing stigma; however, there is insufficient evidence to determine the destigmatization effects of videos specifically. This article systematically reviews the effectiveness of video intervention in reducing stigma among young people between 13 and 25 years. We searched 13 electronic databases including randomized controlled trials, cluster randomized controlled trials, and controlled before and after studies. Of the 1426 abstracts identified, 23 studies (reported in 22 papers) met the inclusion criteria. Video interventions led to improvements in stigmatising attitudes. Video was found to be more effective than other interventions, such as classical face-to-face educational sessions or simulation of hallucinations. According to results of two studies, social contact delivered via video achieved similar destigmatization effect to that delivered via a live intervention. Although the quality of studies as well as the form of video interventions varied, the findings suggest that video is a promising destigmatization tool among young people; however, more studies in this area are needed. There was a lack of evidence for interventions outside of school environments, in low- and middle-income countries, and studies, which looked at long-term outcomes or measured impact on actual behaviour and implicit attitudes. The review generates recommendations for video interventions targeted at young people.

Keywords

StigmaDiscriminationMediaAdolescentsPsychiatry
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Review
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European Psychiatry , Volume 41 , Issue 1 , March 2017 , pp. 1 - 9
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Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2017

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