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KMID : 0897520110160010028
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Journal of Korean Association of Social Psychiatry
2011 Volume.16 No. 1 p.28 ~ p.34
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Can Telepsychiatry Overcome the Stigma as Barrier of Psychiatric Treatment in Adolescents?
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Shin Kyung-Chul
Seo Jeong-Seok
Moon Seok-Woo
Nam Beom-Woo
Kim Tae-Ho
Jun Young-Soon
Lee Suk-Hi
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Abstract
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Objective : About one-tenth of korean adolescents experience suicidal thought, often without seeking help. This study investigated adolescents’ anticipated stigma when seeing a psychiatrist and whether telepsychiatry can overcome the stigma as barrier of psychiatric treatment.
Methods : Structured questionnaire about telepsychiatry and the Anticipated Discrimination when Seeing a Psychiatrist (ADSP) scale were conducted of 446 adolescents aged 13-16 years.
Results : Nearly 70% of subjects reported that they were reluctant to see a psychiatrist because of stigma. Of the subjects (N= 107) who avoided psychiatric treatment with help-seeking thought, 45.8% were willing to use telepsychiatry and the major reason was to be free from the stigma (39.6%). Two factors “anticipated shame” and “anticipated discrimination” related to help-seeking intention were derived from the ADSP scale.
Conclusion : Our study emphasizes the importance of telepsychiatry in increasing the willingness to seek psychiatric treatment by overcoming stigma.
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KEYWORD
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Telepsychiatry, Stigma, Adolescents
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