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Perceptions of Mental Illness in Mexico: a Descriptive Study in the City of Chihuahua

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  • Fernando Parra

    (Behavioral Sciences, California State Polytechnic Universtiy, Pomona)

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This work is a study of perceptions toward mental illness among respondents from the city of Chihuahua in Mexico. A non-probability sample of forty-seven respondents was taken during a two-week stay in the summer of 1985. To tap respondents' perceptions of mental illness, vignettes characterizing people normally thought to have symptoms of mental illness were employed. The study reveals that men and women perceive mental illness differently. In three out of four vignettes, women perceive less mental disorder than men. It is argued that the reson for the disparity in perceptions between the sexes is the result of the sexual differentiation that exists in Mexico. With regard to whom the respondents would refer the person for help, the majority of the respondents recommended that, whether or not the person in the vignette is characterized as mentally ill or simply "sick", the person should seek professional help.

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  • Fernando Parra, 1987. "Perceptions of Mental Illness in Mexico: a Descriptive Study in the City of Chihuahua," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 33(4), pages 270-276, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socpsy:v:33:y:1987:i:4:p:270-276
    DOI: 10.1177/002076408703300403
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