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Labeling and Persons With Mental Illness [PDF]

open access: yesSchizophrenia Bulletin, 1989
Labels that have been applied to various groups in our society have been found to have a tremendous impact on these people. It is the author's contention that the label "case management" has an adverse impact on the care of mentally ill people. A change in terminology is suggested.
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Mental health literacy and attitudes in a Swedish community sample – Investigating the role of personal experience of mental health care

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2008
Background Mental ill health is a common condition in the general population, yet only about half of those with a mental disorder have treatment contact. Personal experience may affect attitudes, which in turn influence the help-seeking process.
Waern Margda   +2 more
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Cross-cultural differences in caregiving: The relevance to community care in India

open access: yesIndian Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2016
Deinstitutionalization movement in the West brought about community care movement of mentally ill. Because of this, caring for the mentally ill became an important aspect.
Mohan Isaac
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First Person Mental Illness

open access: yes, 2020
This article examines the increasing ludic implementation of mental illnesses in digital games. It especially focuses on display techniques and the benefits and drawbacks of games that utilize a first- or third-person view to immerse the player into the mental illnesses of their protagonists.
Runzheimer, Bernhard, virtual::6732, -1
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Evolving society and mental health

open access: yesOpen Journal of Psychiatry and Allied Sciences, 2016
Numerous issues related to culture, occupation, gender, caste, and health, to name a few, have faced harshness of society from time immemorial. Reasons are debatable, ranging from somewhat understandable to completely unacceptable. There is no doubt that
Dipesh Bhagabati, Anil Kumar
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Mental health awareness among adult attendees of Armed Forces Hospital Southern Region family and community center

open access: yesJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2020
Aim of Study: To assess mental health literacy among Saudi adults attending the Ahad Rufaidah extension of Armed Forces Hospitals, Southern Region, 2017. Methodology: Following a cross-sectional descriptive study design, 400 adult Saudi attendants of the
Abdulmajeed Saad Almusma   +2 more
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KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE ABOUT MENTAL ILLNESS AMONG NURSING STAFF

open access: yesJournal of Nepal Medical Association, 2003
The magnitude of mental health problem is cosiderable. However the attitude of the general public towards mental illness and mentally ill people is largely negative.
Pramod M. Shyangwa   +2 more
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A study of disability and socio-economic impact of mental morbidities from the state of Madhya Pradesh, India

open access: yesIndian Journal of Psychiatry, 2023
Background: Disability associated with mental illness has a disproportionate impact on the work, social, and family responsibilities of an individual toward society.
Vijender Singh   +9 more
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Outpatient Civil Commitment in North Carolina: Constitutional and Policy Concerns [PDF]

open access: yes, 1995
Outpatient commitment of the mentally ill is court-ordered treatment in the community and is usually characterized by short, recurring visits to a mental health clinic that provides treatment such as medication, individual or group therapy, day or part ...
Karimi, Saadat, Zamanov, Asaf
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Legal status of persons with mental illness in Serbia [PDF]

open access: yesSrpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2004
In this study, legal status of the mentally ill has been discussed in the context of Serbian legislation. The topics covered are the following: 1) the admission of persons with mental illness to psychiatric institution, 2) general (legal) competence, 3 ...
Jovanović Aleksandar A.
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