Mental health professionals' knowledge in the field of caring for chronic mental disorders

Gordon E. Barnes and John Toews

Social Science & Medicine, 1985, vol. 21, issue 11, 1229-1233

Abstract: A national sample of 246 Canadian mental health professionals was given a knowledge test concerning principles of care for chronic mental patients. Results showed that: (1) mental health professionals were moderately knowledgeable on this topic (mean score 66%), (2) errors made were more commonly in the direction of over-enthusiastic support for the community approach and (3) there were no differences in knowledge scores by a demographic or professional status variables included in this study.

Date: 1985
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