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Attitudes toward mental illness in the working class.

G Rosenberg, L Attinson

    Social Work in Health Care
    |January 1, 1977
    PubMed
    Summary

    Working-class individuals exhibit distinct attitudes toward mental illness, showing less acceptance and more exclusion compared to the middle class. This impacts their openness to psychotherapeutic interventions.

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    Area of Science:

    • Social Psychology
    • Sociology of Mental Health
    • Health Disparities

    Background:

    • Cultural portrayals and anecdotal evidence suggest varying societal attitudes towards mental illness.
    • Socioeconomic status may influence perceptions and acceptance of psychological conditions.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate and differentiate working-class and middle-class attitudes toward mental illness.
    • To assess the impact of socioeconomic factors on the acceptance of mental health conditions and psychotherapeutic interventions.

    Main Methods:

    • Review of anecdotal data on mental illness attitudes.
    • Analysis of experimental data concerning public perception of mental illness.
    • Assessment of popularized cultural portrayals of mental illness.

    Main Results:

    • Working-class individuals demonstrate a characteristic response to mental illness, differing from the middle class.
    • Working-class populations tend to be more authoritarian and exclusionary towards individuals with psychological diagnoses.
    • Individuals from the working class show less amenability to psychotherapeutic interventions compared to more affluent groups.

    Conclusions:

    • A significant socioeconomic differential exists in attitudes toward mental illness.
    • Clinicians should be aware of these class-based attitudinal differences.
    • Healthcare providers need to adapt service delivery approaches to address socioeconomic disparities in mental health acceptance.

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