Working in the mental health field is just as respectable as other fields of health and social care. |
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If I had a mental illness, I would never admit this to my friends because I would fear being treated differently |
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People with a severe mental illness are dangerous more often than not. |
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Health/social care staffs know more about the lives of people treated for a mental illness than do family members or friends. |
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If I had a mental illness, I would never admit this to my colleagues for fear of being treated differently. |
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Being a health/social care professional in the area of mental health is not like being a real health/social care professional |
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If a senior colleague instructed me to treat people with a mental illness in a disrespectful manner, I would not follow them |
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I feel as comfortable talking to a person with a mental illness as I do talking to a person with a physical illness. |
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It is important that any health/social care professional supporting a person with a mental illness also ensures that |
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The public does not need to be protected from people with a severe mental illness. |
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If a person with a mental illness complained of physical symptoms (such as chest pain), I would attribute it to their mental illness. |
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General practitioners should not be expected to complete a thorough assessment for people with psychiatric symptoms |
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I would use the terms “crazy”, “nutter”, “mad” etc. to describe to colleagues people with a mental illness who I have |
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If a colleague told me they had a mental illness, I would still want to work with them. |
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