A comparison of the attitudes of medical social workers and mental health social workers toward mental illness, 1989
Wilson, Sandra E.
1980-1989
The purpose of this study was to compare the attitudes of medical social workers (msS) and mental health social workers (MHSWs) toward mental illness. The sample consisted of 87 subjects, 56 mss and 31 NHSWs. The instrument utilized was the Opinions About Mental Illness Scale which measured five attitudinal factors: Authoritarianism, Benevolence, Mental Hygiene Ideology, Social Restrictiveness and Interpersonal Etiology. Data was analyzed, using Pearsons r. No significant differences were found on the Authoritarianism dimension. However, mss scored higher on Benevolence, Mental Hygiene Ideology, Social Restrictiveness, and Interpersonal Etiology as compared to MHSWs. One of the most significant implications was that the clinical environment should be less physically and socially restrictive so that the patient would not feel as though s/he was in prison and had committed a crime.
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1989-07-01
dissertation
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Clark Atlanta University
School of Social Work, Social Work and Public Health
Lyle, Richard
Georgia--Atlanta
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:1989_wilson_sandra_e