01026nas a2200289   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653002300059653001000082653001100092653001200103653002100115653001800136653002500154653001400179653001400193653002200207653001700229653001700246100001700263700001200280245004200292300001000334490000700344520037100351022001400722       2010                            d  c2010 Apr-Jun10aAttitude to Health10aBible10aHumans10aleprosy10aMental Disorders10aMental Health10aMentally Ill Persons10aPrejudice10aSick Role10aSocial Perception10aSpirituality10aStereotyping1 aAmerongen DI1 aCook LH00aMental illness: a modern-day leprosy?  a86-900 v273 a<p>Leprosy in the ancient world involved quarantine from family and society and great stigma. Similarly, mental illness today can involve separation, lost potential, and stigma. As with leprosy, most people misunderstand etiology, treatment, and prognosis in mental illness. Nurses are in a key position to educate, intervene, and improve mental health outcomes.</p>  a0743-2550