ArticleThe South African journal of psychiatry : SAJP : the journal of the Society of Psychiatrists of South Africa2023
Assessing attitudes of fourth year medical students towards psychiatry and mental illness.
Article in The South African journal of psychiatry : SAJP : the journal of the Society of Psychiatrists of South Africa, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Attitudes of final-year medical students towards psychiatry as a specialisation at a university in South Africa.The South African journal of psychiatry : SAJP : the journal of the Society of Psychiatrists of South Africa · 2026Article
- Impact of Brief Patient Exposure on Pre-Clinical U.S. Medical Student Bias Towards Mental Health.Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry · 2025Article
- Stigmatising Attitudes Towards Mental Health Conditions Among Medical Students In Five South-Eastern European Countries.Zdravstveno varstvo · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: Research revealed a high prevalence of negative attitudes towards psychiatry and mental illness among medical students prior to formal psychiatric education. Anti-stigma interventions at the medical student level have been postulated to reduce the risk of negative attitudes, which may drive stigmatization impacting recruitment into training posts and overall medical care. Aim: To determine the prevalence of negative attitudes towards psychiatry and mental illness in a sample of fourth-year medical students prior to formal psychiatric teaching. To ascertain possible sociodemographic correlations with findings. Setting: The University of the Witwatersrand. Methods: A cross-sectional, quantitative, descriptive study was conducted using the Mental Illness: Clinicians' Attitudes Scale 2 questionnaire and a socio-demographic questionnaire. Results: Of the total scores, 97.2% participants fell below the median potential score of 56, reflecting a low prevalence of stigmatising attitudes. The African cohort expressed less interest in psychiatry ( Conclusion: This study revealed a low prevalence of negative and stigmatising attitudes towards psychiatry and mental illness. Of statistical significance, was a relative difference in attitudes towards psychiatry and mental illness in different race cohorts ( Contribution: This study creates awareness of the impact factors on attitudes of medical students towards mental illness and specialization in psychiatry.
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