Community and health professionals' attitude toward depression: a pilot study in nine EAAD countries.

Background: Community facilitators (CFs), such as pharmacists, policemen, teachers and clergy, may be an important community resource for patients with depression in addition to (mental) health professionals. However, they are ill prepared for such a role and little is known about their attitudes toward depression, which may affect practice.

Aim: To investigate CFs' attitudes toward depression and compare them to those of (mental) health professionals and nurses.