Open AccessAttitudes toward the mentally ill among community health-related personnel in South Korea
Author(s) -
WonSang Jung,
Eunkyung Choi,
Ji Eun Yu,
DooHeum Park,
SeungHo Ryu,
Jee Hyun Ha
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/psychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_58_16
Subject(s) - mental health , mental illness , psychological intervention , rehabilitation , psychology , mentally ill , medicine , public health , welfare , psychiatry , gerontology , nursing , physical therapy , political science , law
Prejudice and negative attitudes toward mental illness are major obstacles in the rehabilitation and functional recovery of patients. The objective of this study was to evaluate the attitudes of health-related personnel toward mentally ill patients in a local urban community in South Korea.