Student attitudes toward persons with mental illness: The influence of course work and level I fieldwork

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 217-226

  Penny, Neil H ^a,b   Kasar, Jack ^b   Sinay, Tony ^b,c  

^a ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON   (United States)

^c DES MOINES UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude; Education, occupational therapy; Mental disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PENNSYLVANIA; PROBABILITY; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; STUDENTS;

EID: 0035292548     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.55.2.217     Document Type: Article

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