| Study for Recognition of Mental Illness between Nurse and the General Public |
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Myung-Sill Chung, Kyung-Joon Yoon |
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Professor, College of Nursing, National Medical Center, 2) Head Nurse, National Medical Center |
Correspondence:
Myung-Sill Chung, Tel: +82-2-2264-7437, Fax: +82-2-2272-251,
Email: cmsill@nmc-c.ac.kr
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Received: 14 November 2004 • Accepted: 17 December 2004 |
| Abstract |
Purpose
This study was designed to show the understanding and attitude of mental disease between nurse and the general public.
Methods
The hypothetical model was developed based on the literature review. Data were collected by questionnaires from 280 the nurse and general public. Data analysis was done with SPSS/win 10.0 program for chi-square test.
Results
About feeling when one encounters a person with mental illness and about neurosis, nurses and often professionally educated persons and more affirmative and think as a well curing than the general public.
Conclusion
In the future, to overcome the bias of mental illness, the public needs to be continually and systematically educated with good scientific information that is accessible to the general public, this training should be based on the newest information. |
| Key Words:
Recognition of mental illness |
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