The International journal of social psychiatry
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Int J Soc Psychiatry · Feb 2013
Comparative StudyMental health professionals' attitudes towards people with mental illness: do they differ from attitudes held by people with mental illness?
Studies investigating mental health professionals' attitudes towards people with mental illness are scarce and there is a lack of comparative studies including both patients' and mental health professionals' attitudes. The aim of the present study was to investigate mental health staff's attitudes towards people with mental illness and compare these with the attitudes of patients in contact with mental health services. A further aim was to relate staff attitudes to demographic and work characteristics. ⋯ This study points to the suggestion that mental health care staff may hold negative attitudes and beliefs about people with mental illness with tentative implications for treatment of the patient and development and implementation of evidence-based services. Since patients and staff in most respects share these beliefs, it is essential to develop interventions that have an impact on both patients and staff, enabling a more recovery-oriented staff-patient relationship.
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Int J Soc Psychiatry · Feb 2013
Letter Comparative StudyAlert for suicide prevention in Greece: remember lessons from Eastern Europe!
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Int J Soc Psychiatry · Nov 2012
Children in Beardslee's family intervention: relieved by understanding of parental mental illness.
Beardslee's family intervention (FI), which is a family-based preventive method for children of mentally ill parents, has been implemented on a national level in Sweden. ⋯ The results indicating relief for the children are encouraging.
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Int J Soc Psychiatry · Nov 2012
Perceptions of quality of life and disability in homeless persons with schizophrenia and persons with schizophrenia living in non-institutional housing.
Homelessness is common in persons with schizophrenia. It is unclear how housing conditions and homelessness affect their quality of life and their disability. ⋯ Contrary to our expectations, the persons in non-institutional housing reported a lower quality of life and more disability than the homeless people. Future research should clarify whether non-institutional housing in and of itself can improve the well-being of people with schizophrenia.
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Int J Soc Psychiatry · Sep 2012
Employment status, inflation and suicidal behaviour: an analysis of a stratified sample in Italy.
There is abundant empirical evidence of a surplus risk of suicide among the unemployed, although few studies have investigated the influence of economic downturns on suicidal behaviours in an employment status-stratified sample. ⋯ The reported vulnerability to suicidal behaviours among the PE as inflation rises underlines the need of effective support strategies for both genders in times of economic downturns.