Perception, knowledge, and attitude toward mental disorders and psychiatry among medical undergraduates in Karnataka: A cross-sectional study.
Perception, knowledge, and attitude toward mental disorders and psychiatry among medical undergraduates in Karnataka: A cross-sectional study.
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DOI：
10.4103/0019-5545.174381
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发表时间：
2016-01
影响因子：
3.1
通讯作者：
Uppulari C
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作者：
Aruna G;Mittal S;Yadiyal MB;Acharya C;Acharya S;Uppulari C
在全球范围内，精神病学作为一门学科，精神病医生作为专业人员，精神病患者受到文化定型观念和一般人群的负面态度。令人担忧的是，这些偏见也存在于医学界。本研究旨在评估卡纳塔克邦医学本科生对精神疾病的认知、知识和态度，精神病学中使用的治疗方式，精神病学作为一个主题和精神科医生作为专业人员。这是一项描述性的、横断面的研究，在位于卡纳塔克邦的三所医学院进行。采用目的抽样法，从MBBS的所有三个专业阶段中选取了500名学生。采用半结构化预验证问卷评估本科医学生对精神疾病和精神病学的认知、知识和态度。使用社会科学统计软件包16.0版分析数据。医学本科生群体在有关精神疾病的知识和态度方面存在显著缺陷，在教育的最初几年更加突出。对精神病学作为一门学科和精神科医生作为一名专业人员的看法是比较积极的，这可能反映了社会和医学界的变化趋势和观念。这项研究强调，需要在本科阶段采取更好的教育措施，以塑造医疗保健提供者对精神病学的积极态度，这对于确保更好地照顾患者以及减少围绕精神疾病的污名化至关重要。
Globally, psychiatry as a subject, psychiatrists as professionals, and patients with psychiatric disorders are subjected to cultural stereotypes and negative attitude by the general population. What is of alarming concern is that these prejudices exist within the medical community as well. This study aims at evaluating the perception, knowledge, and attitude toward psychiatric disorders, therapeutic modalities used in psychiatry, psychiatry as a subject and psychiatrists as professionals among undergraduate medical students in Karnataka. This is a descriptive, cross-sectional type of study conducted in three medical colleges located in Karnataka. A sample of 500 students from all three professional phases of MBBS was selected using purposive sampling. A semistructured prevalidated questionnaire was used to assess the perception, knowledge, and attitude of undergraduate medical students toward psychiatric disorders and psychiatry. Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences, version 16.0. The undergraduate medical student population had significant shortcomings in knowledge and attitude pertaining to psychiatric disorders, more glaring in the initial years of education. A comparatively positive opinion was obtained regarding psychiatry as a subject and psychiatrists as professionals, which may reflect the changing trends and concepts, both in society and medical community. This study highlights the need for better educational measures at undergraduate level in order to shape a positive attitude of the health care providers towards psychiatry, which is essential for ensuring better care for patients as well as reduction of stigma surrounding psychiatric disorders.