Article: Using modeling and vicarious reinforcement to produce more positive attitudes toward mental health treatment.

MORE THAN HALF OF THOSE SUFFERING WITH MENTAL ILLNESS do not seek professional help, according to anecdotal and survey evidence (Komiya, Good, & Sherrod, 2000; Reiger et al., 1993). Similar levels of an under-utilization of mental health services exist in Australia, Great Britain, and the United States (Barker, Pistrang, Shapiro, & Shaw, 1990; Cepeda-Benito & Short, 1998; Komiya et al.). By not seeking mental health services, these individuals do not receive treatment that tends to be effective for a wide range of disorders. (See Seligman, 1995, and Westen & Morrison, 2001, for reviews of the effectiveness of psychotherapy.)

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