Opinions about mental illness held by personnel of a state psychiatric hospital and community mental health centers

This was a study of opinions about mental illness among occupational groups from a state psychiatric hospital and community mental health centers. Data were collected with two combined opinions about mental illness scales. The sample consisted of 348 participants, including 227 hospital employees an...

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Published in:Journal of community psychology 1976-10, Vol.4 (4), p.347-356
Main Authors: Creech, Stephen K., Prewett, Clinton R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitude of Health Personnel
Authoritarianism
Community Mental Health Centers
Health administration
Hospitals, Public
Hospitals, State
Humans
Mental Disorders
Social Environment
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Summary:This was a study of opinions about mental illness among occupational groups from a state psychiatric hospital and community mental health centers. Data were collected with two combined opinions about mental illness scales. The sample consisted of 348 participants, including 227 hospital employees and 121 employees of community mental health centers. The results indicated that occupational groups of both the hospital and the community mental health centers were highly differentiated in their opinions about mental illness. Sharp differences were found between professional and nonprofessional staff, with the latter indicating a much stronger endorsement of Authoritarianism and Social Restrictiveness. The personnel of the community mental health centers were significantly less authoritarian and socially restrictive, and more acceptant of Mental Hygiene Ideology and Nontraditionalism than their hospital counterparts.
ISSN:0090-4392
1520-6629
DOI:10.1002/1520-6629(197610)4:4<347::AID-JCOP2290040405>3.0.CO;2-E