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Screeningquestionnairepresentedtoallparticipants
AdaptedfromCohenandStrueningsOpinionsaboutMentalIllness(OMI)questionnaire
(1962)
Instructions:Pleaserateyourlevelofagreementwiththefollowingstatements.Rememberthat
thereisnorightorwronganswer;thestatementsaresimplyamatterofopinion.
1.Ifparentslovedtheirchildrenmore,therewouldbelessmentalillness.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
2.Oneofthemaincausesofmentalillnessisalackofmoralstrengthorwillpower.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
3.Mentalpatientscomefromhomeswheretheparentstooklittleinterestintheirchildren.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
4.Althoughtheyusuallyarentawareofit,manypeoplebecomementallyilltoavoidthe
difficultproblemsofeverydaylife.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
5.Thementalillnessofmanypeopleiscausedbytheseparationordivorceoftheirparents
duringchildhood.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
6.Peoplewouldnotbecomementallyilliftheyavoidedbadthoughts.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
7.Peoplewhoarementallyilllettheiremotionscontrolthem;normalpeoplethinkthingsout.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
8.Ifthechildrenofmentallyillparentswereraisedbynormalparents,theywouldprobablynot
becomementallyill.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
9.Whenapersonhasaproblemorworry,itisbestnottothinkaboutit,butkeepbusywith
morepleasantthings.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
10.Nervousbreakdownsusuallyresultwhenpeopleworktoohard.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
11.Thepatientsofamentalhospitalshouldhavesomethingtosayaboutthewaythehospitalis
run.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
12.Mentalillnessisusuallycausedbysomediseaseofthenervoussystem.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
13.Allpatientsinmentalhospitalsshouldbepreventedfromhavingchildrenbyapainless
operation.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
14.Thesmallchildrenofpatientsinmentalhospitalsshouldnotbeallowedtovisitthem.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
15.Mentalillnessisanillnesslikeanyother.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
16.Itiseasytorecognizesomeonewhooncehadaseriousmentalillness.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
17.Mostmentalpatientsarewillingtowork.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
18.Regardlessofhowyoulookatit,patientswithseverementalillnessarenolongerreally
human.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
19.Manypeoplewhohaveneverbeenpatientsinamentalhospitalaremorementallyillthan
manyhospitalizedmentalpatients.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
20.Thereissomethingaboutmentalpatientsthatmakesiteasytotellthemfromnormalpeople.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
21.Ifpeoplewouldtalklessandworkmore,everybodywouldbebetteroff.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
22.Eventhoughpatientsinmentalhospitalsbehaveinfunnyways,itiswrongtolaughabout
them.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
23.Peoplewithmentalillnessshouldneverbetreatedinthesamehospitalaspeoplewith
physicalillness.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
24.Apersonwhohasbadmanners,habits,andbreedingcanhardlyexpecttogetalongwith
decentpeople.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
25.Ifthechildrenofnormalparentswereraisedbymentallyillparents,theywouldprobably
becomementallyill.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
26.Aheartpatienthasjustonethingwrongwithhim,whileamentallyillpersoniscompletely
differentfromotherpatients.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
27.Tobecomeapatientinamentalhospitalistobecomeafailureinlife.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
28.Patientsinmentalhospitalsareinmanywayslikechildren.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
29.Moretaxmoneyshouldbespentinthecareandtreatmentofpeoplewithseveremental
illness.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
30.Althoughsomementalpatientsseemallright,itisdangeroustoforgetforamomentthat
theyarementallyill.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
31.Awomanwouldbefoolishtomarryamanwhohashadaseverementalillness,eventhough
heseemsfullyrecovered.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
32.Anyonewhotrieshardtobetterhimselfdeservestherespectofothers.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
33.Ourmentalhospitalsseemmorelikeprisonsthanlikeplaceswherementallyillpeoplecan
becaredfor.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
34.Peoplewhohavebeenpatientsinamentalhospitalwillneverbetheiroldselvesagain.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
35.Ifourhospitalshadenoughwelltraineddoctors,nurses,andaides,manyofthepatients
wouldgetwellenoughtoliveoutsidethehospital.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
36.Thelawshouldallowawomantodivorceherhusbandassoonashehasbeenconfinedina
mentalhospitalwithaseverementalillness.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
37.Thebestwaytohandlepatientsinmentalhospitalsistokeepthembehindlockeddoors.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
38.Manypatientsinmentalhospitalsmakewholesomefriendshipswithotherpatients.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
39.Althoughpatientsdischargedfrommentalhospitalsmayseemallright,theyshouldnotbe
allowedtomarry.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
40.Manymentalpatientsarecapableofskilledlabor,eventhoughinsomewaystheyarevery
disturbedmentally.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
41.Thereislittlethatcanbedoneforpatientsinamentalhospitalexcepttoseethattheyare
comfortableandwellfed.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
42.Manymentalpatientswouldremaininthehospitaluntiltheywerewell,evenifthedoors
wereunlocked.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
43.Anyonewhoisinahospitalforamentalillnessshouldnotbeallowedtovote.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
44.Everymentalhospitalshouldbesurroundedbyahighfenceandguards.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
45.Everypersonshouldmakeastrongattempttoraisehissocialposition.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
46.Mostwomenwhowereoncepatientsinamentalhospitalcouldbetrustedasbabysitters.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
47.Mostpatientsinmentalhospitalsdontcarehowtheylook.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
48.Obedienceandrespectforauthorityarethemostimportantvirtueschildrenshouldlearn.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
49.Collegeprofessorsaremorelikelytobecomementallyillthanarebusinessmen.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
50.Peoplewhoaresuccessfulintheirworkseldombecomementallyill.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
51.Thereishardlyanythinglowerthanapersonwhodoesnotfeelagreatlove,gratitude,and
respectforhisparents.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
52.Thedeathpenaltyisinhumanandshouldbeabolished.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
53.Everypersonshouldhavecompletefaithinsomesupernaturalpowerwhosedecisionshe
obeyswithoutquestion.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
Additionalquestions
54.Schizophreniaiscausedbyabiochemicalimbalanceinthebrain.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
55.Schizophreniaiscausedbydefectivegenes.
StronglydisagreeDisagreeSomewhatdisagreeSomewhatagreeAgreeStronglyagree
56.Haveyoueverbeendiagnosedwithschizophrenia?
YesNo
57.Wouldyoubewillingtoparticipateinafollowupinterviewtodiscussyouropinionsabout
mentalillness(foradditionalcredit)?
YesNo
58.Doyouhaveanycommentsyouwouldliketomake?