Leprosy: A Psychological Study: I. leprosy patients in resettlement villages / 대한피부과학회지
Korean Journal of Dermatology
;
: 135-144, 1981.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-15904
ABSTRACT
Many factors including social rejection, family problems, loss of educational opportunity, fear, prejudice and ignorance of leprosy compound the inherent psychologicaI stress of leprosy. In light of these problems we have undertaken a study to evaluate the psychological status of several selected groups of leprasy patients. We first studied 340 leprosy patients living in resettlement villages and 304 healthy people living in similar isolated areas. We used a self report symptom inventory, SCL-90 (symptom check list-90), and compared the two-groups. (countinued..)
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Main subject:
Prejudice
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Self Report
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Leprosy
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Dermatology
Year:
1981
Type:
Article
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