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The American Journal of Psychiatry, VOL. 130, No. 11

Articles | November 01, 1973

Opinions About Mental Illness and Political Ideology

ALEXANDER TOLOR

Am J Psychiatry 1973;130:1269-1272.

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Research Professor of Psychology and Director, Institute for Human Development, Fairfield University, 611 North Benson Rd., Fairfield, Conn. 06430

1973, The American Psychiatric Association

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The author examines the relationship between attitudes toward mental illness and psychiatric patients on the one hand and reactions to the withdrawal of Senator Thomas Eagleton as a candidate for Vice-President on the other. A sample of 384 undergraduate college students was surveyed with the Opinions about Mental Illness (OMI) scale and a specifically devised political ideology scale. The results indicated that OMI factor scores were substantially related to political views.

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