地域住民の精神障害関連の行事への参加と精神障害者に対する意識調査

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  • チイキ ジュウミン ノ セイシン ショウガイ カンレン ノ ギョウジ エノ サンカ ト セイシン ショウガイシャ ニ タイスル イシキ チョウサ
  • Survey on community resident’s experiential knowledge of mental disorders and reaction to people with mental disorders
  • 住民の精神障害者に対する意識調査

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Background : It is essential for mentally disabled persons who live in the community to be understood and cooperated by local residents. Aim : This study investigated the relationship between the participation of the residents to the event held in the psychiatric hospital and their attitudes towards mentally handicapped persons. The research objective is to find the method to the residents for promoting an understanding of mental disorders. Method : A mail survey was conducted in the area covered by the B health center in A prefecture. The candidate６００ residents（２．２％ of all residents）who live in B county were selected（age range : ２０-６０ y.o.）. Participants comprised ２９３ respondents（recovery ratio : ４８．８％）. Comparison was carried out by the respondents who joined or did not join the event held in the psychiatric hospital. Results : Their understanding of mental disorders is relatively high in the participants. Most of them are willing to do something for mentally disabled persons’ social rehabilitation. Ten percent of all respondents would choose ‘can’t go along with mentally handicapped persons’ social rehabilitation support’. Conclusion : The results suggest that the provision of the opportunity for personal contact with mentally handicapped persons are important for improving the educational activity of the public about mental illnesses and considered to be important measures for promoting the acceptance and support of the mentally handicapped persons by the local residents.

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