Social class and mental illness: a study of social class and psychiatric impairment

MacLatchie, J. M. (1966). Social class and mental illness: a study of social class and psychiatric impairment. https://scholar.acadiau.ca/islandora/object/theses:3940

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Title

Social class and mental illness: a study of social class and psychiatric impairment

Author
MacLatchie, James M.
Call Number

LE3 .A278 1966

Date

1966

Supervisor

Ashby, A.C.

Degree Grantor

Acadia University

Degree Name

Master of Social Work

Degree Level

Masters

Discipline

Social Work

Affiliation

Maritime School of Social Work

Abstract

One hundred and twenty- six patients of the Psychiatric Clinic of the Victoria General Hospital , Halifax were rated as to Social Class and Social-Personal Impairment . Blishen ' s Occupational Class Scale was used for the social class rating and an Impairment Scale was constructed for use with this study . The chi-square statistical test showed insufficient variation to reject the null hypothesis, that "there is no significant difference between the social- personal impairment (manifest as psychiatric illness) of higher class patients and the social-personal impairment (manifest as psychiatric illness) of lower class patients"

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