title: Health care practices and health status of the mentally ill in the community.
abstract: The chronically mentally ill generally need a variety of social supports to maintain themselves in the community. This study assessed the health care practices and health status of community-based respondents to determine if the health care needs of this chronic population were being met. Although positive results were found, service gaps deserving of attention were also revealed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006262:Health; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012648:Self Care; D012917:Social Adjustment