The strengths of families in supporting mentally-ill family members
Curationis, 2015 Background: Although families caring for a mentally-ill family member may experience challenges, some of these families may display strengths that help them to overcome difficulties and grow even stronger in caring for their family member. In cases where
Masego C. Mokgothu +2 more
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The influence of patient-centered teaching on medical students’ stigmatization of the mentally ill [PDF]
GMS Journal for Medical Education, 2023 Aim: Stigmatization by healthcare workers poses a challenge to providing care to the mentally ill. Bedside teaching during undergraduate medical education offers students an opportunity to directly interact with patients with a range of psychiatric ...
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Mentally Ill Offenders Involved With the U.S. Criminal Justice System
SAGE Open, 2013 This paper sought to synthesize what is currently known about mentally ill offenders in American jails and prisons based upon the most recent government and congressional reports and relevant literature review.
Christine M. Sarteschi
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Community attitude toward the mentally ill and its related factors in Kashan, Iran
International Archives of Health Sciences, 2018 Aims: Today, the prevalence of mental disorders is increasing. In Iran, more than 20% of people suffer from mental problems too. Despite all scientific developments in diagnosis and treatment of the mentally ill patients, presenting psychotherapy service
Nazeninzahra Jalali +3 more
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Dorothea dix: A proponent of humane treatment of mentally ill
Journal of Mental Health and Human Behaviour, 2016 The work of early pioneers like Dorothea Dix was instrumental in the establishment of institutions dedicated especially for the care of the mentally ill.
Tamonud Modak +2 more
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Stigmatising attitudes towards the mentally ill: A survey in a Nigerian university teaching hospital
South African Journal of Psychiatry, 2010 Background. The burden of mental illness is particularly severe for people living in low-income countries. Negative attitudes towards the mentally ill, stigma experiences and discrimination constitute part of this disease burden. Objective.
Dominic Ignatius Ukpong +1 more
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Scaling community attitudes toward the mentally ill. [PDF]
Schizophrenia bulletin, 1981 S. Taylor, S. Taylor, M. Dear, M. Dear
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Living with Mentally Ill Parent [PDF]
Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar, 2011 The present review seeks to identify and analyze qualitative studies that examined experiences of children whose parents have a mental illness. This study reported that children whose parents have a mental illness had some common experiences.
Kadriye Buldukoglu +4 more
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Dynamics of contrast-frequency characteristics of the visual system in patients with schizophrenia
European Psychiatry, 2023 Introduction Visual impairment in schizophrenia is of interest as a potential biomarker of the mental state. The study of visual impairment in patients with schizophrenia is difficult due to the fact that visual perception can be influenced not only by ...
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Antipsychotic treatment and cognitive function in patients with schizophrenia
European Psychiatry, 2023 Introduction It is known that cognitive impairment is one of the main symptoms of schizophrenia, which determines the functional outcome. The question of the effect of antipsychotics on the cognitive functions of these patients is still unresolved ...
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