주민의 정신보건자원봉사활동이 정신장애태도에 차이를 보이는지 살펴보기 위해 부산지역정신보건기관에서 자원봉사 하는 주민을 대상으로 설문조사하여 결과를 분석해보았다. 자원봉사자의 정신장애 태도가 상당히 긍정적으로 나타났지만 여성, 50대 이상, 고졸이하, 기혼 그리고 종교를 가지고 있는 사람이 정신장애태도에 있어서 상대적으로 부정적이었다. 그리고 정신병원이나 요양원 같은 생활 및 치료시설보다 지역을 거점으로 하고 있는 정신보건센터나 사회복귀시설에서 자원봉사활동을 하는 주민의 정신장애태도가 더 긍정적이었다. 마지막으로 개인 참여 형태, 전문자원봉사활동을 하는 사람들의 정신장애태도가 더 긍정적이었다. 정신보건사업수행을 위한 지역주민의 정신장애 태도개선은 자원봉사활동 활성화를 통해서 가능할 수 있기 때문에 결과를 기초로 다양한 주민자원봉사활동 전략을 수립할 필요가 있다.

Our study investigated differences of mental disorder attitudes of communities who were doing volunteer work in community mental health center. The results were as follows: The Attitudes toward mental disorder of them was highly positive but people who were female, aged over 50, high school graduate, married and having religion were relatively negative attitudes toward mental disorder. On the Attitudes toward mental disorder, communities who were doing volunteer work in community mental health center and social rehabilitation center were more positive than them in psychiatric hospital and facilities. And people who did individual and professional volunteer work were more positive than not them. Therefore promoting volunteer work is a good alternate for communities to change their attitudes toward mental disorder, we need to consider our study results in drawing volunteer work strategies for communities.

Our study investigated differences of mental disorder attitudes of communities who were doing volunteer work in community mental health center. The results were as follows: The Attitudes toward mental disorder of them was highly positive but people who were female, aged over 50, high school graduate, married and having religion were relatively negative attitudes toward mental disorder. On the Attitudes toward mental disorder, communities who were doing volunteer work in community mental health center and social rehabilitation center were more positive than them in psychiatric hospital and facilities. And people who did individual and professional volunteer work were more positive than not them. Therefore promoting volunteer work is a good alternate for communities to change their attitudes toward mental disorder, we need to consider our study results in drawing volunteer work strategies for communities.

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