Table 1.
Attitudes towards mental health help-seeking in six European countries (part II sample, N = 8,796), in percentages (weighted data)
| Belgium (n = 1,043) % | France (n = 1,436) % | Germany (n = 1,323) % | Italy (n = 1,779) % | The Netherlands (n = 1,094) % | Spain (n = 2,121) % | Total (n = 8,796) % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Would go for professional help in case of a serious emotional problem | |||||||
| Definitively not go | 23.9 | 22.8 | 10.2 | 10.0 | 13.8 | 6.1 | 12.8 |
| Probably not go | 19.4 | 17.4 | 24.4 | 9.6 | 21.6 | 5.6 | 16.3 |
| Probably go | 28.4 | 28.5 | 41.3 | 37.7 | 37.9 | 24.2 | 34.5 |
| Definitively go | 28.4 | 31.3 | 24.1 | 42.8 | 26.8 | 64.0 | 36.4 |
| Would feel comfortable talking about personal problems | |||||||
| Not at all comfortable | 15.9 | 15.9 | 16.0 | 15.5 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 14.0 |
| Not very comfortable | 19.1 | 22.5 | 40.6 | 17.7 | 24.5 | 19.6 | 26.6 |
| Somewhat comfortable | 37.8 | 37.4 | 33.2 | 41.9 | 53.5 | 37.2 | 38.1 |
| Very comfortable | 27.3 | 24.2 | 10.2 | 24.9 | 14.0 | 35.8 | 21.3 |
| Would be embarrassed if friends knew about professional help | |||||||
| Very embarrassed | 3.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 7.5 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 5.3 |
| Somewhat embarrassed | 14.8 | 14.7 | 13.3 | 19.4 | 17.4 | 8.1 | 14.4 |
| Not very embarrassed | 23.5 | 22.4 | 35.7 | 27.8 | 20.3 | 20.2 | 27.4 |
| Not at all embarrassed | 58.0 | 57.1 | 45.3 | 45.3 | 59.7 | 70.1 | 52.9 |
| Perceived effectiveness of professional help | |||||||
| Worse than or equal to no help | 34.3 | 38.9 | 36.5 | 23.6 | 45.6 | 19.1 | 32.2 |
| Somewhat better than no help | 38.9 | 33.5 | 37.4 | 31.3 | 38.6 | 19.5 | 32.8 |
| Considerable better than no help | 20.8 | 22.3 | 23.1 | 32.7 | 14.2 | 34.9 | 26.1 |
| Much better than no help | 6.0 | 5.4 | 3.0 | 12.5 | 1.6 | 26.5 | 8.9 |