title: [Community tolerance of the mentally ill.].
abstract: This article is divided into three parts. First of all, the author examines our level of tolerance concerning mental patients from a historic perspective and defines the issue. Secondly, the author identifies five variables to explain the idea of tolerance: ethnic origin, social class, sex, age and urban-rural milieu. Thirdly, he presents two case studies, carried out in Annonciation and Montreal, that show a shift towards a more positive attitude with regard to mental patients.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dorvil