학술논문
Beliefs about mental disorder treatment and prognosis: Comparison of health professionals with the Australian public.
Document Type
Article
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Subject
*THERAPEUTICS
*MENTAL depression
*MENTAL illness treatment
*PHOBIAS treatment
*TREATMENT of post-traumatic stress disorder
*SCHIZOPHRENIA treatment
*MENTAL illness
*SUICIDAL ideation
*MEDICAL personnel
*ALTERNATIVE medicine
*ATTITUDE (Psychology)
*DRUG therapy
*CHI-squared test
*COMPARATIVE studies
*HEALTH attitudes
*CASE studies
*GENERAL practitioners
*PSYCHIATRISTS
*PSYCHOLOGISTS
*PSYCHOTHERAPY
*RESEARCH funding
*SOCIAL attitudes
*FAMILY roles
*CROSS-sectional method
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*PROGNOSIS
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ISSN
0004-8674
Abstract
The article discusses research which investigated views of Australian health professionals and the general public with regard to mental illness treatment and prognosis. It describes the role of health professionals in promoting mental health literacy and the need to improve common beliefs about mental health treatments through public education campaigns. It also reports study procedures which include the administration of surveys to participants and the statistical analysis of data gathered.