Investigating reactions to disadvantageous portrayals of mental health treatments in the media

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00019931

Enrollment

450

Registered

2020-01-14

Start date

2020-07-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Attitudes toward psychiatry measured with adapted items of the Beliefs toward the Physician scale healthy participants

Interventions

Group 1: Participants will watch a documentary portraying mental health treatments in an inaccurate and negative way and then receive the clinic's response denying the accusations. Before and after th

before intervention: psychiatric record and socio-demographics. Group 2: Participants will watch a documentary portraying mental health treatments in an inaccurate and negative way and then receive th

before intervention: psychiatric record and socio-demographics. Group 3: Participants will watch a documentary portraying mental health treatments in an inaccurate and negative way and then receive th

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: German language skills

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Individuals below 18 or with insufficient German language skills

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Attitudes toward psychiatry, measured with adapted items of the Beliefs toward the Physician scale before and after the intervention	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Attitudes toward seeking psychological professional help, measured with the Short attitudes toward seeking professional help scale after the intervention, policy attitudes toward suicide prevention, measured with adapted items of the Policy attitudes toward suicide prevention measure after the intervention; rating of the journalists and the expert in the documentary, measured with six self-created items after the intervention; source credibility of the expert, measured with the Source credibility measure after the intervention; enjoyment, measured with three self-created items after the intervention.	—

Measure

Time frame

Attitudes toward seeking psychological professional help, measured with the Short attitudes toward seeking professional help scale after the intervention, policy attitudes toward suicide prevention, measured with adapted items of the Policy attitudes toward suicide prevention measure after the intervention; rating of the journalists and the expert in the documentary, measured with six self-created items after the intervention; source credibility of the expert, measured with the Source credibility measure after the intervention; enjoyment, measured with three self-created items after the intervention.

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Countries

Austria

Contacts

Public ContactBenedikt Till

Medizinische Universität Wien, Zentrum für Public Health, Abteilung für Sozial- und Präventivmedizin, Unit Suizidforschung & Mental Health Promotion

benedikt.till@meduniwien.ac.at+43 1 4016034615

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026