The Severely and Persistently Mentally Ill Adult Living in the Community: The Experience of Loneliness

<p>It is estimated that there are approximately forty million people in the United State with a mental disorder. In 1955 the population in the state and county hospitals was 558, 992 individuals. Deinstitutionalization has allowed many people with severe and persistent mental disorders too live in community settings instead of locked in wards. This has had a both positive and negative outcome. One of the possible problems associated with community living is loneliness. No one is exempt from experiencing temporary loneliness but positive mental health is at risk of those persons incurring ongoing, persistent loneliness.</p> <p>It is estimated that there are approximately forty million people in the United State with a mental disorder. In 1955 the population in the state and county hospitals was 558, 992 individuals. Deinstitutionalization has allowed many people with severe and persistent mental disorders too live in community settings instead of locked in wards. This has had a both positive and negative outcome. One of the possible problems associated with community living is loneliness. No one is exempt from experiencing temporary loneliness but positive mental health is at risk of those persons incurring ongoing, persistent loneliness.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science (MS)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis - University Access Only

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Graduate Nursing

Year

1997

Author dc:creator

• Smith-Kautzman, Lisa

Contributors dc:contributor

• Kay Foland

• Nursing

Licence

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language

en

Repository record dc:identifier

https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/etd/897

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:openprairie.sdstate.edu:etd-1897