Faculty of Psychology, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.
INTRAS Foundation, Zamora, Spain.
Brain Behav. 2022 Oct;12(10):e2767. doi: 10.1002/brb3.2767. Epub 2022 Sep 13.
Mental health professionals are becoming increasingly involved in the process of employment rehabilitation of persons with psychiatric disabilities. However, few studies address the attitudes of these professionals toward the employability of those with mental illness. The aim of this research was to identify differences in the attitudes of medical and non-medical mental health professionals, as well as to detect any association between attitude scores and the type of professional.
A sample of 140 employees from public and third sector mental health organizations answered a questionnaire using a scale measuring their attitudes and views on the employability of people with psychiatric disabilities. The psychometric characteristics of the scale are provided together with the variations detected in the professionals' attitudes.
This research shows that significant differences in the attitudes between medical and non-medical mental health employees exist and that there is a need for the implementation of educational programs that may help to improve the attitudes of medical professionals toward the employability of people with mental illness.
This research indicates the importance of improving the professionals' attitudes to support people attempting to return to work.
精神健康专业人员越来越多地参与到有精神障碍人士的就业康复过程中。然而,很少有研究关注这些专业人员对精神疾病患者就业能力的态度。本研究旨在确定医疗和非医疗精神健康专业人员态度的差异,并发现态度得分与专业类型之间的任何关联。
来自公共和第三部门精神卫生组织的 140 名员工回答了一份使用量表测量他们对有精神障碍人士就业能力的态度和看法的问卷。提供了量表的心理测量特征,以及在专业人员态度中检测到的变化。
这项研究表明,医疗和非医疗精神健康员工之间的态度存在显著差异,需要实施教育计划,这可能有助于改善医疗专业人员对精神疾病患者就业能力的态度。
这项研究表明,改善专业人员的态度对于支持试图重返工作岗位的人非常重要。