The aim of the thesis in the theoretical section was to describe the mental health problems in the Czech Republic. The main goal of the research work was to draw attention to these problems and to explore the psychiatric treatment from the outpatients' perspective. Mental health is a vast topic which I elaborated using many relevant sources mentioned in analytical, statistical and other materials as well as the official Czech and international documents. The findings show that in spite of undisputable pluses of the Czech system, the accessibility of the psychiatric care is unsatisfactory and the promotion of the mental health services has been seriously neglected and delayed in the Czech Republic compared with most EU countries. A fundamental positive change has been expected with the implementation of two key agendas - the Psychiatric Care Reform Strategy and the Mental Health Action Plan. For the thesis an original, non-standardized written questionnaire was used to evaluate depressed and anxious patients' point of view of their treatment. The quantitative research was later evaluated using statistical methods. The quantitative research was evaluated with the SPSS statistical software. Hypotheses were tested using the chi-square. The results suggest that the fear of stigmatisation by psychiatric care as well as the time to a psychiatrist visit are influenced by diagnosis and specific health problems. The results also suggest that the personality type and family milieu are more important than socio-demographic factors. Gender differences do not influence the compliance either. The complex outcomes of the patients' attitude research can be later used in designing better mental health care.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:nusl.cz/oai:invenio.nusl.cz:364765 |
| Date | January 2017 |
| Creators | ONDRÁČKOVÁ, Silvie |
| Source Sets | Czech ETDs |
| Language | Czech |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
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