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Assessing community attitudes toward mental illness.

W T Bowen, S W Twemlow, R E Boquet

    Hospital & Community Psychiatry
    |April 1, 1978
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    Community members generally believe mental illness stems from health or nurturing issues, not sin. Those without children were more open to family-care roles, aiding recruitment efforts.

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    Area of Science:

    • Mental Health Research
    • Community Psychology
    • Healthcare Management

    Background:

    • Veterans Administration (VA) hospitals utilize family-care programs to support patients.
    • Recruiting suitable family-care sponsors requires understanding community perceptions of mental illness.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To assess community attitudes toward mental illness.
    • To identify potential family-care sponsors within a local community.

    Main Methods:

    • A questionnaire was mailed to 989 residents in a community near a VA hospital.
    • 235 responses were analyzed to understand beliefs about mental illness causes and recovery.

    Main Results:

    • Most respondents attributed mental illness to physical health or nurturing deficits, not moral failings.
    • Optimism regarding mental illness recovery was prevalent.
    • Individuals without children at home showed greater receptiveness to hosting family-care patients; those with children were ambivalent.

    Conclusions:

    • Community attitudes suggest a basis for family-care program support.
    • Understanding demographic factors, such as presence of children, can inform recruitment strategies.
    • The study successfully identified potential family-care sponsors.

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