Does contact with the mentally ill affect nurses; attitudes to mental illness?

Leonard Weller, Shoshana Grunes

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Abstract

This study examines the effects of contact on nurses' attitudes towards psychiatric patients. Three groups of nurses with differing degrees of contact answered the Attitude towards Mental Illness (AMI) questionnaire. No differences were found among the three groups. Practical nurses, nurses with less experience and religious nurses held more positive attitudes 1988 The British Psychological Society

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)277-284
Number of pages8
JournalBritish Journal of Medical Psychology
Volume61
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1988

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