Concepts of mental health and care according to mentally-ill patients and their relatives Concepciones sobre enfermedad mental y atención según enfermos mentales y sus familiares Concepções sobre doença mental e assistência segundo doentes mentais e seus familiares

This study aimed at 1) identifying social, demographic and clinical characteristics of mentally-ill patients and their relatives and 2) analyzing their conceptions concerning mental illness and psychiatric care. The Attitude Measurement Scale (AMS) was used. Quantitative and qualitative analyses of...

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Main Author: Vera Lucia Mendiondo Osinaga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2005-06-01
Series:Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692005000300007