Considerable effort has been exerted in recent years toward educating the public
concerning mental illness and the efficacy of various treatment modalities. Most previous …

Historically, the study of public attitudes toward mental illness and persons with mental
illness has mostly been the domain of mental health professionals—namely psychiatrists …

Background: This research was conducted to examine the prediction that accuracy of
particular kinds of knowledge of mental illness would be related to particular attitudes …

A community survey conducted by trained lay interviewers assessed the responses of a
quota sample of 154 local residents to the presence of a community mental health service in …

Describes the major measures and studies of attitudes about mental illness, mental
hospitals, and mental patients. Historical trends in such attitudes are delineated, and studies …

Attitudes towards mental patients influence the treatment they receive and decisions of
policymakers. It is important to modify attitudes of students who may work with them …

The measurement of public attitudes toward the mentally ill has taken on new significance
since the introduction of community-based mental health care. Previous attitude scales have …

With the advent of community psychiatry, the pressure of care of the mentally ill will
increasingly fall on the family and the community. In order for this transition to succeed, it is …

A replication survey of public attitudes toward the mentally ill was completed after a decade
had elapsed which employed similar measures across the same urban area. Prior research …

A large body of research has documented public attitudes toward people with mental illness.
The current attitudes of the people who provide services to those with psychiatric disorders …