Impact of Public Education and Awareness towards mentally ill and mental disorders in individuals from Rural and Urban Area of North Maharashtra Region | The International Journal of Indian Psychȯlogy

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| Published: October 29, 2018

Impact of Public Education and Awareness towards mentally ill and mental disorders in individuals from Rural and Urban Area of North Maharashtra Region

Subhash S Rane ,

Principal, GD Bendale Mahila Mahavidyalay, Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India Google Scholar More about the auther

Neeraj S Deo

Consulting Psychologist, Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.036/20180604

DOI: 10.25215/0604.036

ABSTRACT

The study will be focused on Impact of Public Education and Awareness about mentally ill and mental disorders in changing attitude of public and lay persons. For the present study sample of 900 persons will be collected from rural and urban area of North Maharashtra region. Their attitude towards mental disorders and patients will be tested in pre and post manner, with the help of attitude towards mental illness scales. Between pre and post testing they were educated about the mental health and mental disorder using techniques like public awareness meetings, workshops and seminars. Anova and post hoc analysis planned to use as a statistical analysis.

Keywords

Urban, Rural, Public Awareness Program, Mental Health, Mentally ill

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2018 Rane, S. S & Deo, N. S

How to cite this article:

Rane, S. S & Deo, N. S (2018). Impact of Public Education and Awareness towards mentally ill and mental disorders in individuals from Rural and Urban Area of North Maharashtra region. International Journal of Indian Psychology, 6(4), 172-183. DIP:18.01.036/20180604, DOI:10.25215/0604.036