title: Residential caregiver attitudes toward seriously mentally ill persons.
abstract: Previous research has found that caregiver attitudes are associated with the course of illness of seriously mentally ill (SMI) persons. This study examined whether variation in caregiver attitudes could be accounted for by (a) staff caregivers and/or (b) SMI persons. Group home staff were asked to describe each SMI group home resident and to describe the relationship they had with each resident. We recorded the number of positive and negative statements made by each staff member about each resident's character, behaviors, and the interactions staff had with them. Overall, the variation in positive staff statements about group home residents was significantly accounted for by the residents. In general, the variation in negative staff statements was significantly accounted for by staff. However, the variation in negative staff statements about the character of residents was accounted for by both staff and residents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA. tgood@s.psych.uiuc.edu
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Good
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Berenbaum
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Nisenson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005260:Female; D016352:Group Homes; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010552:Personality Assessment; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation