Attitudes toward the Mentally ILL, Knowledge of Mental Illness, and Personal Adjustment

1970 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lewis R. Lieberman
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
General Population ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Mental Patient ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Personal Adjustment ◽  
Opinions About Mental Illness ◽  
Test Of Knowledge

2 studies were performed to discover correlates of attitudes toward the mentally ill. In Study I, 121 college students in 3 states were given the Opinions about Mental Illness questionnaire (OMI) and a test of knowledge about mental illness devised by Nunnally. Results showed that the students as a group were better informed about mental illness than the general population. Also, those who were less authoritarian toward the mental patient (as assessed by the OMI) were better informed than the more authoritarian. In Study II, 67 male students were given the OMI and the MMPI. Results showed that those who were less authoritarian on the OMI were more deviant on the MMPI.

Attitudes of Hispanic, Black, and Caucasion University Students Toward Mental Illness

1981 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 241-253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosario Silva de Crane ◽  
Charles D. Spielberger
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Personal Experience ◽  
Black American ◽  
Spanish American ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Hispanic College Students ◽  
Opinions About Mental Illness ◽  
Paternalistic Attitude

The attitudes of 309 Anglo, Spanish American, and Black American subjects toward mental illness were investigated. Both the Black and Hispanic college students had significantly higher Authoritarianism scores and Blacks had higher Social Restrictiveness scores on the Opinions about Mental Illness Scale, indicating more negative attitudes toward mental patients. Benevolence scores, indicating a paternalistic attitude toward the mentally ill, were lower for Blacks than for Hispanics or Caucasians. The three groups showed no significant differences in their beliefs that mental illness was an illness like any other and in their beliefs that mental illness arises from personal experience.

Children's Attitudes toward Mental Illness as Assessed by the Opinions about Mental Illness Scale

1985 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 251-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc Franchot Weiss
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Psychiatric Patients ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
Elementary School Age ◽  
The Public ◽  
Children's Attitudes ◽  
Attitudes Toward Mental Illness ◽  
Opinions About Mental Illness

Research on attitudes toward mental illness held by the public, by mental health professionals and personnel, and by psychiatric patients and their families is substantial. Little attention has been given to children's attitudes toward mental illness and the mentally ill, so this exploratory-descriptive study examined the developmental trends of children's attitudes toward the mentally ill. An adaptation of the Opinions About Mental Illness Scale was given to 512 elementary school age children who were placed in Grades 2, 4, 6, and 8. It was determined that with increasing grade/age children took a less authoritarian attitude toward the mentally ill and viewed mentally ill persons as more like themselves. Children rook an increasingly parernalistic view of the mentally ill, were less likely to see mental illness as an illness like any other, perceived mental patients as less of a threat to society and needing fewer restrictions. Finally, with increasing age/grade children perceived mental illness as less likely attributable to inadequate, deprived or interpersonal experiences. Results were discussed in terms of a relatively increased “positive attitude” and the relative acceptance and rejection of the mentally ill.

scholarly journals Attitudes of psychiatry residents toward mental illness

2007 ◽  
Vol 60 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 382-386 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milica Pejovic-Milovancevic ◽  
Dusica Lecic-Tosevski ◽  
Lazar Tenjovic ◽  
Saveta Draganic-Gajic ◽  
George Christodoulou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Internal Medicine ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Eysenck Personality Questionnaire ◽  
Psychiatry Residents ◽  
Internal Medicine Residents ◽  
Attitudes Toward Mental Illness ◽  
Opinions About Mental Illness

Introduction. Attitudes of lay people and physicians towards mentally ill patients are frequently highly biased. The aim of this study was to investigate differences in attitudes of psychiatry and internal medicine residents toward mental illness and to establish the relationship between their attitudes and their personal characteristics. Material and methods. The sample consisted of 45 psychiatry and 36 internal medicine residents. The attitudes toward mental illness were assessed using Opinions about Mental Illness Questionnaire (OMI) and personality traits were examined using the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ). Results. Our findings showed that in regard to internal medicine residents, psychiatry residents do not consider mentally ill patients to be inferior and dangerous. Psychiatry residents have a benevolent attitude toward the mentally ill. Personality traits of psychiatry residents were not related to their opinions about mental illness. Discussion. The results suggest that there is a need to develop strategies that would bring about changes in the curriculum of training programs for medical residents, including proper training in mental health issues. Such strategies should help in destigmatization of persons with mental disorders and increase the competence of physicians to deal with mentally ill. .

scholarly journals Social Representations and Anthropo-Cultural Aspects of Mental Health in French Polynesia in the Survey "Mental Health in the General Population: Images and Realities".

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stéphane AMADEO ◽  
Imane BENRADIA ◽  
Germaine DAVID ◽  
Moerani REREAO ◽  
Annie TUHEIAVA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
General Population ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Social Representations ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
French Polynesia ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
Physical Organic

Abstract Purpose: Better know social representations and socio-cultural aspects of mental illness (FP) is critical to reduce stigma and improve care and prevention of psychiatric illness. Methods: The Mental Health in General Population Survey (MHGP) was carried out in French Polynesia (FP) in 2015 and 2017, with questionnaires on social representations of the "insane", the "mentally ill", the "depressive" and the various types of help and care. The representative sample of 968 people was built using the quota method. The data were collected in public spaces, anonymously. Results: The origin of mental health problems is considered mainly as physical, organic or hereditary. Addictive behaviours are the cause of mental illness for 1/4 of respondents. According to the Polynesian population, the “insane” or the “mentally ill” are perceived as excluded, irresponsible, unaware of their conditions and difficult to cure. Depressed people are seen as responsible for their actions, aware of their conditions and who can be treated. Conclusion: The results of this survey show stigmatizing representations of the “insane” and the mentally ill” and significant use of traditional care. They have been incorporated into the mental health plan for FP to improve the care and promotion of mental health.

Non-Professionals' Attributions of Deviant Behavior: Mental Illness as a Non-Preferred Label

1980 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 235-238
Author(s):  
Robert J. Ritzema ◽  
Suzanne C. Fancher
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Emotionally Disturbed ◽  
Deviant Behavior ◽  
Psychological Problems

This study examined the manner in which non-professional judges (36 male and 36 female freshmen) applied the labels “mentally ill,” “emotionally disturbed,” “insane,” and “has psychological problems” to instances of deviant behavior. College students rated brief descriptions of behavior varying in severity and in type of deviance exhibited. Subjects used the term “mental illness” less than the term “emotionally disturbed” in the case of moderately deviant behavior. The terms “emotionally disturbed” and “has psychological problems” were used more than was the term “mentally ill” to describe severely deviant behavior.

Opinions about Mental Illness: Hospital Differences in Attitude for Eight Occupation Groups

1965 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacob Cohen ◽  
Elmer L. Struening
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Mental Hospital ◽  
Hospital Employees ◽  
Occupation Group ◽  
Opinions About Mental Illness

When between-hospital ( n = 12) and within-occupation group ( n = 8) differences in attitude-opinion toward the mentally ill are studied for 4784 mental hospital employees, Authoritarianism and Benevolence do not vary among mental health professionals but do for others; the reverse obtains for Interpersonal Etiology; and Social Restrictiveness differentiates in virtually all groups and most sharply in psychiatrists.

scholarly journals Individuals with Mental Illness and Stigma Reduction: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Group of College Students

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdulaziz Aflakseir ◽  
Muhammad Rasooli Esini ◽  
Muhammad Goodarzi ◽  
Javad Molazadeh
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Social Contact ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Personal Contact ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Stigma Reduction ◽  
People With Mental Illness ◽  
Stigmatizing Attitudes

Objective: Stigma has a significant impact on the life of individuals with mental illness. The purpose of this study was to examine the association of contact with the mentally ill with stigmatizing attitudes in a group of college students. Method: A total of 287 college students participated in this study. The participants were recruited from Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences using convenience sampling and completed the research measures including the Level of Familiarity (LOF) and the Attribution questionnaires (AQ). The data were analyzed using SPSS. Results: The descriptive findings of this study showed that the participants’ highest score on stigmatizing attitudes was related to pity and the least score was related to anger towards people with mental illness. Furthermore, the regression analysis results indicated that personal contact, family contact, and work contact with individuals with mental illness significantly predicted stigma reduction, while other types of contacts with the mentally ill, such as friend contact, social contact, and media contact, did not significantly predict stigma reduction. Conclusion: This study highlighted the significant role of having contact with the mentally ill in reducing stigmatizing attitudes towards them.

Diabetes mellitus and psychotic disease

2011 ◽  
pp. 1998-2004
Author(s):  
John W. Newcomer
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
General Population ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Affective Disorders ◽  
Public Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Systems ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Clinical Interest ◽  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders

In 2006, investigators compiled data from the public mental health systems of eight states in the USA and compared life expectancy for patients with a major mental illness with general population values. Focusing on states with outpatient as well as inpatient data, this study indicated that individuals with a major mental illness have a mean age at death that is 25–30 years earlier than that observed in the general population over the same years in the same states (1). In this study, ‘major mental illness’ included affective disorders such as major depression and bipolar disorder, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders, schizophrenia, and schizoaffective disorders. Importantly, these data indicated that the leading cause of death in the mentally ill is coronary heart disease (CHD) and when death due to stroke or cerebrovascular disease is included in a category of cardiovascular disease (CVD), they account for more than 35% of deaths in this population. Suicide, by contrast, was responsible for fewer than 5% of deaths overall. Such observations have led to growing clinical interest in the cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors that contribute to the major causes of morbidity and mortality in patients with psychotic disease, as exemplified by schizophrenia.

Prejudice towards people with mental illness

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. S740-S740
Author(s):  
J. Radović ◽  
I. Roncevic-Grzeta ◽  
J. Rebic
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
General Population ◽  
Medical Research ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Psychology Students ◽  
Mental Illnesses ◽  
People With Mental Illness ◽  
Competing Interest

This paper reports the results of a medical research that measured prejudice and attitudes towards mentally ill people and towards the mental illness. Three groups of respondents were studied: medical students, psychology students and the general population. Medical students and psychology students represented a population that is educated in regards to mental illness, and the general population was not trained so much about mental illness. The hypothesis was that the respondents who have been working with mentally ill people and had lots of knowledge about mental illnesses were the persons with less prejudice towards people with mental illness. The main objective of research was to examine the differences in prejudice and attitudes between respondents who had experience and knowledge related to mental illness and people with mental illness compared to those without such knowledge and experience. Testing was conducted using an anonymous online survey consisting of thirteen questions. The research confirmed the hypothesis and it could be an incentive for education aimed at specific groups.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

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