Objective. To assess nurses' knowledge and perceptions towards mental illness. Methods.
This was a cross-sectional descriptive study conducted among 126 randomly selected …

Although recent advances in psychiatry have increased our understanding towards
psychiatric disorders, many people are unaware about mental illness and its treatment. The …

Introduction: Although recent advances in psychiatry have increased our understanding of
psychiatric disorders, many people may be unaware about mental illness and its treatment …

Abstract Background Mental Health problems are one of the leading disabilities worldwide.
Individuals seeking help for their mental illness expect nurses to be cognisant of their needs …

Background: Health care professions are not immune to social prejudices and surprisingly
share the general public's attitude attributed to people with mental illness. Nursing students …

Abstract Background: Around 30-40% of patients who are attending primary care setting
have emotional problems. The majority of these were often remaining unrecognized …

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Abstract VIJAYALAKSHMI, Poreddi; THIMMAIAH, Rohini; CHANDRA, Rama and
BADAMATH, Suresh. Bachelor of nursing student'attitude towards people with mental illness …

Background: Nursing fraternity play a pivotal role in psychiatric services. Negative attitudes
toward mental illness have been consistently reported in nursing students. Psychiatric …

Aims: The aim of this study was to describe the attitude of nurses toward mentally-ill patients
in a general hospital. Methods: All the nurses in the hospital were administered a 40-item …