Familial Expectations, Posthospital Adjustment, and the Societal Reaction Perspective on Mental Illness

A proposition derived from the labeling theory of mental illness, i.e., that the level of a person's psychiatric symptomatology is influenced by the symptom-relevant expectations of his or her significant others, is investigated. In a four-year follow-up study of 31 released psychiatric patient...

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Published in:Journal of health and social behavior 1979-09, Vol.20 (3), p.217-227
Main Author: Greenley, James R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adjustment/Adjustments
ATTITUDES
Conformity
Expectations/Expectancy
Familial
FAMILY
Family members
HEALTH (ALSO SICKNESS AND DISEASE)
Hospitalization
Humans
Mental Disorders
MENTAL HEALTH AND/OR ILLNESS
Mental illness
Mental patient/Mental patients
Musical performance
Parents
Patient Discharge
Psychiatric hospitals
Psychological symptoms
Social Adjustment
Social Behavior
Symptoms
THEORY BUILDING OR THEORETICAL APPROACH
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Summary:A proposition derived from the labeling theory of mental illness, i.e., that the level of a person's psychiatric symptomatology is influenced by the symptom-relevant expectations of his or her significant others, is investigated. In a four-year follow-up study of 31 released psychiatric patients, no evidence is found supporting the proposition. The data are used to discuss specification of the labeling theory of mental illness.
ISSN:0022-1465
DOI:10.2307/2136447