Attitudes Towards the Work Behaviour of Ex-Mental Patients in Nigeria
- 1 March 1994
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by SAGE Publications in International Journal of Social Psychiatry
- Vol. 40 (1), 27-34
- https://doi.org/10.1177/002076409404000103
Abstract
Attitudes towards the work behaviour of ex-mental patients were examined in a random sample of 480 senior federal civil servants in Nigeria. The results revealed: pervasive negative attitudes towards ex-mental patients and their work behaviour; inadequate provision for the needs of ex-mental patients by government; lack of awareness of and/or non-existence of welfare policies for rehabilitating ex-mental patients; and a need for a social welfare policy to cater for ex-mental patients in the workplace.Keywords
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