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Community attitudes and awareness of mental disorders
Author(s) -
Penayo U.,
Jacobsson L.,
Caldera T.,
Bermann G.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1988.tb06385.x
Subject(s) - mentally ill , neurosis , psychiatry , psychology , mental health , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , clinical psychology , mental illness
Attitudes towards mentally ill people were studied in two Nicaraguan towns through interviews with key informants. They were presented 8 case histories originally developed in a World Health Organization collaborative study. Alcoholism and depressive neurosis were considered the most common disorders, while the schizophrenic case was generally judged as the most severe. The methodology was found useful and valid.