The relationship between demographic factors and attitudes toward mental health services

Dados Bibliográficos

ID11044237
AutoresPhilip J Leaf (Yale University, autor correspondente), Martha Livington Bruce (Yale University), Gary L Tischler (Yale University), Charles E Holzer (Yale University)
Ano1987
Volume15
Fascículo2
Páginas275-284
Data de publicação1987-04-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0090-4392 • E-ISSN: 1520-6629
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/1520-6629(198704)15:2<275::aid-jcop2290150216>3.0.co;2-j
PMID10281769
OpenAlexW2040478363
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas45
Referências citadas18

Considerable effort has been exerted in recent years toward educating the public concerning mental illness and the efficacy of various treatment modalities. Most previous studies of attitudes have focused solely on attitudes toward the mentally ill. In this study we investigated attitudes toward mental health services and found that most people are positively disposed toward the use of these services. Attitudes toward the use of mental health services were affected by the age, sex, race, education, and income of the subjects. In general, differences of attitude lie in the direction that would tend to inhibit utilization among those most at risk.

Mental health · Mental illness · Mentally ill · Modalities · Psychiatry · Race (biology) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology