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A shallow search seems to support that people with right leaning ideologies tend to stigmatize depression more and to not support mental health help and interve
by WhyIsItAlwaysHN 4y ago
A shallow search seems to support that people with right leaning ideologies tend to stigmatize depression more and to not support mental health help and intervention.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6600024/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6600024/
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2378023120921652 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2378023120921652
A person who stigmatizes mental illness would be more likely to not seek help and would not admit that they have problems in a public survey.
As an example of this, the slate star codex post shows that alt-right people reported a very low percentage of diagnosed depression. The popularity of Jordan Peterson and his videos in that space is a clear signal that a lot of these people are seeking ways to deal with mental health problems. Even more, they're not looking for them through official channels, but through online celebrities and communities.
I would be very glad to be corrected with data on this as I'm not an expert, but I think it's an important point to consider when discussing mental illnesses where self-reporting makes a big difference in their diagnosis.