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Money matters
- Author:
- CAMPBELL Peter
- Journal article citation:
- A Life in the Day, 9(3), August 2005, pp.3-6.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
People with mental health problems have a need and right to access financial services at various levels. This article explores the issues, including the discrimination reported by respondents to a survey conducted by the campaign group Loonscape, and the possible solutions they suggested.
Personal consequences of the diagnosis of schizophrenia: a preliminary report from the inquiry into the schizophrenia label
- Authors:
- THOMAS Philip, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Social Inclusion, 17(3), 2013, pp.135-139.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose – The purpose of this survey was to describe the impact of the diagnosis of schizophrenia on the lives of people who receive the diagnosis. Design/methodology/approach – The authors designed a questionnaire to investigate attitudes to and experiences of the diagnosis of schizophrenia. After a pilot study, they made the questionnaire available online and, through a network of service user and other organisations, solicited responses. Findings – Of the 470 responses, 27.4 per cent were from service users. Content analysis of their responses revealed three main categories: concern with the consequences of the diagnosis and its negative impact on their lives, the life contexts of individuals before receiving the diagnosis, and concerns with medication and treatment. This paper deals with the first two. Research limitations/implications – It is impossible to generalise the results of this survey because respondents self-selected, and thus might be expected to have strong feelings against (or for) the diagnosis of schizophrenia. Practical implications – The diagnosis of schizophrenia in this sample had devastating negative implications. It was experienced as harmful and stigmatising. Very few people understood their experiences as a biomedical disorder. Social implications – A gulf exists between the experiences of people diagnosed with schizophrenia and the concerns of academics and others currently involved in debates about the merits of different systems of diagnosis. Originality/value – This survey is valuable because it draws attention to experiences of diagnosis that are easily lost in the storm of academic controversies about diagnosis in psychiatry. (Publisher abstract)
Double jeopardy
- Author:
- BIRD Lisa
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care, 4(8), April 2001, pp.252-253.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
Reports on the results of a new survey which reveals that poverty and mental health problems go hand in hand.
Reaping the benefit?
- Author:
- SNELL Janet
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 19.3.98, 1998, p.10.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The government's onslaught on benefit fraud has dealt a double blow to mentally ill people on disability benefits. Reports on how both their health and their incomes are at risk.
Health survey for England 2014: chapter 3 attitudes towards mental illness
- Authors:
- ILIC Nevena, et al
- Publisher:
- Health and Social Care Information Centre
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 15
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
This chapter presents findings from the Health Survey for England 2014, exploring attitudes among adults aged 16 and over towards mental illness. The survey used the Community Attitudes toward the Mentally Ill (CAMI) scale, which measures attitudes to prejudice and exclusion and to tolerance and support for community care. Attitudes are analysed in relation to a range of socio-economic characteristics, and by people’s knowledge and experience of mental illness. Overall, views were more positive in relation to prejudice and exclusion than to tolerance and support for community care, with mean scores of 76 and 71 respectively among all adults. Women consistently had significantly less prejudiced and more tolerant views than men while people living in the lowest income households or the most deprived areas were least likely to hold positive views in relation to prejudice and exclusion and to tolerance and support for community care. In addition, attitudes varied according to the highest level of educational qualification achieved - the least prejudiced and most tolerant attitudes were held by those with at least degree level education. Participant who knew someone with a mental illness or who had ever been diagnosed with some form of mental illness had more positive attitudes towards both factors. (Edited publisher abstract)
Mental health of the statutorily homeless population: secondary analysis of the Psychiatric Morbidity Surveys
- Authors:
- SIMS Jane, VICTOR Christina R.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 8(5), October 1999, pp.523-532.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
The prevalence of neuroticism, as measured by the CIS-R, was compared across two groups: the statutorily homeless and those in private households, using data from the Psychiatric Morbidity Surveys. Homeless people, many of whom were young adults, experienced twice the rate of neurotic disorder. The raised prevalence was associated with stressful life events such as long-term illness, plus the lack of social support. Homeless people with mental health problems were more likely to be treated as in-patients rather than out-patients. Holistic management of patients facing socio-economic adversity is needed to improve psychiatric morbidity.