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Toward an interpretation of items used in field studies of mental illness.
Lauren H. Seiler,Gene F. Summers +1 more
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Data from rural, Illinois heads of households is used to give a plausible interpretation to items previously used in field studies of mental illness, and the importance of status variables and physiological malaise as factors in producing psychological stress is considered.About:
This article is published in Social Science & Medicine.The article was published on 1974-08-01. It has received 23 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Mental illness & Malaise.read more
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Minority status, ethnic culture, and distress: a comparison of Blacks, Whites, Mexicans, and Mexican Americans.
John Mirowsky,Catherine E. Ross +1 more
TL;DR: The authors examined the psychological well-being of black, whites, Mexicans, and Mexican Americans and found that Mexican heritage is associated with lower distress, while the impact of social stressors is not as great among persons of Mexican heritage as among others.
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Family reactions and coping strategies in response to the physically ill or handicapped child: a review.
TL;DR: This article reviews a broad range of clinical and research material investigating the coping processes of individuals and families, particularly in response to a serious illness or handicapping condition in a child family member.
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Mortality and mental health: Evidence from the Midtown Manhattan restudy
TL;DR: The present study makes clear that the associations previously reported between treated mental illness and premature or excess mortality do not prevail in the general population when variables related both to mental health and to mortality are controlled.
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The Epidemiology of Alcoholism in an Urban Residential Area
TL;DR: The National Council on Alcoholism (NCA) conducted an epidemiologic survey of alcoholism in conjunction with the Washington Heights Master Sample Survey of 1960-1961 to identify alcoholics through brief questioning as part of a multipurpose health survey as discussed by the authors.
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The mental health of foreign students
Adrian Furnham,Lorna Trezise +1 more
TL;DR: Four groups of foreign students from different parts of the world were compared with two British groups on a self-report measure of mental health and, with the exception of Malaysian students, the British subjects were significantly more satisfied with their social lives than the other groups.
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Americans View Their Mental Health
TL;DR: Gurin, Veroff, and Feld as mentioned in this paper conducted a survey with nearly twenty-five hundred individuals to assess the nation's mental health resources and needs from a variety of perspectives, focusing on the subjective dimension of mental health.
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Social Status and Psychological Disorder: A Causal Inquiry.
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Sexual status and psychiatric symptoms.
TL;DR: Analysis of data collected from a sample of 278 adults in 1965 and 1966 provides strong support for the hypothesis that women will report more psychiatric symptoms than will men with an equal number of physical illnesses.