title: Mental health professionals' knowledge in the field of caring for chronic mental disorders.
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.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002170:Canada; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000639:trends; D003688:Deinstitutionalization / Q000639:trends; D004496:Education, Continuing / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D011586:Psychology, Clinical / Q000193:education*