Attitudes toward Mental Illness and Dependency among Hospitalized Psychiatric Patients
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13670685 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Randall Wehler (Willmar (MN) State Hospital, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1979 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 283-286 |
| Publication date | 1979-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1979.44.1.283 |
| PMID | 461617 |
| OpenAlex | W2006746473 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 4 |
The Client Attitude Questionnaire and Client Independence Questionnaire were administered to 60 patients in treatment on a psychiatric unit at a state mental hospital to assess whether acceptance of a medical paradigm for treatment by hospitalized psychiatric inpatients is significantly related to passive-dependent attitudes as had been previously reported for psychiatric outpatients at a community mental health center. The correlation of .15 between scores on the two measures was statistically non-significant, as were the correlations between number of previous admissions and attitudes toward mental illness, number of previous admissions and attitudes of dependence, years of education and attitudes toward mental illness, years of education and attitudes of dependence, and age and attitudes toward mental illness. Mean differences between sexes on the two measures were non-significant as well. Age significantly and negatively correlated —.27 with attitudes of independence ( p < .05), suggesting that younger psychiatric patients are more independent from staff
Independence (probability theory · Mental health · Mental illness · Mental state · Psychiatric hospital · Psychiatry · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.03 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1986 - 1986 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |