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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice

Questionnaire for Nodal Officers

Department of Psychiatry

National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bangalor

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National Institute of Mental Health and NeurosciencesDepartment of psychiatry, NIMHANS

Knowledge Attitude and Practice Questionnaire for nodal officers

SL # Item Yes No

1 Person with mental disorders do not come to see general practitionersor primary care physicians

2 Mentally ill persons are very dangerous and mental hospital is theappropriate place to treat them

3 Many healthy people come to the primary care hospital or GP clinicto waste the doctors time.

4. Many of the patients who present with ill defined bodily complaints

have emotional problems

5 Mentally ill individuals are unlikely to recover with treatment and

therefore they should be left alone

6 Hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thinking and lack of insight

are features of psychosis

7 Emotionally strong people do not develop mental illness

8 Very intelligent individuals are liable to develop mental disorders

9 Mental disorders are treatable

10 Mental illness is the result of black magic and evil spirits11 Clinical depression is brain disorder. It is characterized by morbid

sadness, lack interest, decreased energy, motor retardation andbiological function disturbance

12 2 out every 1000 individuals suffer from schizophrenia

13 10 out every 1000 persons are known to have mental retardation.

14 1 out of every four persons attending primary care facility have one

of more diagnosable mental disorders

15 Children are too young to develop mental health problems

16. Persons who attempt suicide do so because of mental disorders

17 Addiction to drug is a anti-social behavior

18 Once an addict is always a addict19. To a large extent mental retardation can be prevented by providing

good antenatal care, nutrition and safe delivery

20 Minor mental health problems or neurosis can be very effectivelymanaged with minor tranquilizers .

21. Lack of time, large number of out patients, lack of mental healthskills are some of the common reasons associated with inability to

integrate mental health care into general health care

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22. It is myth to presume that primary care doctors can provide mentalhealth care in primary care settings

23. 10 out every 1000 people suffer from epilepsy in the community

24 Most of the patients with clinical depression present to primary care

settings with depressed and suicidal ideas.

25 Mental health problems take a long time for evaluation and diagnosisand therefore such problems cannot be handled in primary care or GPsettings

26 Counseling means advice

27 Effective management of person with emotional distress is likely toreduce the incidence of chronic physical health problems in the long

run

28 Psychotic symptoms remit because drugs ensures adequate sleep

29. Hyper-dopaminergic state characterizes psychotic disorder.

30 Depressive disorders are associated with decreased serotonin incertain areas of the brain.

31 Most often acute dystonia is a very fatal side effect that follows anti-psychotic drug use.

32 Feedback, Reassurance, linking between symptoms and stress,problems solving and coping strategies are very effective

psychological interventions that can be used in primary care settings.

33 Memory loss or forgetfulness is always due excessive masturbation.

35 Suicidal patients should be persuaded not to carry out self-destructive

acts.

36 Treatment of the mentally ill by traditional healers and faith should

be strongly discouraged.

37 Mentally ill person can recover with early identification and

treatment.38 Persons with psychosis need only drug treatment to remain well all

through their life.

39 Visual hallucination is pathognomonic of organic psychosis.

40 Inattention to mental health needs of the community worsens

poverty.