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Auther : Ms. Floria Fernandes M.Sc. Psychiatric Nursing, Lecturer, Bombay Hospital College of Nursing, Mumbai, Maharashtra. Mrs. Shubhada Kale Associate Professor, Tehmi Grant Institute of Nursing Education, Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune, Maharashtra Title : Effectiveness of planned health teaching on the attitude of students towards persons suffering from mental illness Abstract : Till about 17th century all abnormal behavior was believed to be act of the ‘devil’. Mentally ill were isolated, starved, beaten, tortured and burned to death. During the last 3 centuries, there has been major shift in the way mentally ill are viewed and cared for all over the world. The Government of India has passed two acts, Mental Health Act 1982 and Persons with Disability Act 1995 to protect the rights of persons with mental illness. But the violation of human rights is committed in hospitals even today. Younger people are more likely to hold negative attitudes, in particular by wrongly associating mental ill health with 'lack of self-discipline and willpower'. View PDF File |
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