Attitudes towards mental illness were measured in a probability sample of 1574 male and
female adults, residents of two boroughs in the greater Athens area before the development …

Opinions about mental illness were measured, in 1994, in a probability sample consisting of
360 residents of two boroughs in greater Athens. These boroughs represent the catchment …

Background: Negative and stigmatizing attitudes towards persons with mental illness must
be dealt with to facilitate the sufferers' social acceptance. Aim: The present study aimed at …

BackgroundThe baseline findings from a controlled study of the effect of a public education
campaign on community attitudes to mental illness are presented. MethodA census of …

This study presents a telephone survey of 501 randomly sampled residents of the Grand
Duchy of Luxembourg older than 15 years of age. The interviewees were questioned on …

Background: Factors such as respondent's sex, age, experience of mental illness and
marital status have been found to impact public prejudices toward persons with mental …

The main purpose for the expansion of supported community care for persons with serious
mental illness in Sweden was to ensure the right for these persons to live as citizens in the …

Aims: Our survey has been aimed at identifying the society attitude towards people with
mental illness in Slovakia. Method: Selected group comprised 1,624 adult respondents with …

Aims & Result: This study examines the differences in attitudes towards mental health
problems of Russian and British communities. A specially developed questionnaire …

Residents of three large rural cities were surveyed to investigate the influence of 'psychiatric
exposure'and demographic variables on community attitudes toward mental illness …