Opinions about Mental Illness

A Comparison of American and Greek Professionals and Laymen

Datos Bibliográficos

ID13674331
AutoresJames Koutrelakos (Hunter College, autor de correspondencia), Stacey Gedeon (0000-0002-7905-6175, Athens State University), S M Gedeon (Athens University), Elmer L Struening (United States Department of State)
Año1978
Volumen43
Número3
Páginas915-923
Fecha de publicación1978-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/pr0.1978.43.3.915
PMID740834
OpenAlexW2035945952
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas24

The attitudes of professionals and laymen in the USA and in Greece towards mental patients were compared by using the Opinions Towards Mental Illness questionnaire. Two factors labeled Authoritarian-Restrictiveness and Familial Interaction were identified and judged to reflect traditional cultural values. Nationality was more powerful than professional training in determining attitudes towards mental illness. The influence of professional training appears selective and limited by local societal norms

Authoritarianism · Immigration · Mental health · Mental illness · Nationality · Political science · Politics · Psychiatry · Restrictiveness · Clinical Psychology · Community Health and Development · Psychology · Social and Cultural Studies · Social Psychology