scholarly journals Attitudes of psychiatry residents toward mental illness

2007 ◽  
Vol 60 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 382-386 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milica Pejovic-Milovancevic ◽  
Dusica Lecic-Tosevski ◽  
Lazar Tenjovic ◽  
Saveta Draganic-Gajic ◽  
George Christodoulou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Internal Medicine ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Eysenck Personality Questionnaire ◽  
Psychiatry Residents ◽  
Internal Medicine Residents ◽  
Attitudes Toward Mental Illness ◽  
Opinions About Mental Illness

Introduction. Attitudes of lay people and physicians towards mentally ill patients are frequently highly biased. The aim of this study was to investigate differences in attitudes of psychiatry and internal medicine residents toward mental illness and to establish the relationship between their attitudes and their personal characteristics. Material and methods. The sample consisted of 45 psychiatry and 36 internal medicine residents. The attitudes toward mental illness were assessed using Opinions about Mental Illness Questionnaire (OMI) and personality traits were examined using the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ). Results. Our findings showed that in regard to internal medicine residents, psychiatry residents do not consider mentally ill patients to be inferior and dangerous. Psychiatry residents have a benevolent attitude toward the mentally ill. Personality traits of psychiatry residents were not related to their opinions about mental illness. Discussion. The results suggest that there is a need to develop strategies that would bring about changes in the curriculum of training programs for medical residents, including proper training in mental health issues. Such strategies should help in destigmatization of persons with mental disorders and increase the competence of physicians to deal with mentally ill. .

Children's Attitudes toward Mental Illness as Assessed by the Opinions about Mental Illness Scale

1985 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 251-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marc Franchot Weiss
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Psychiatric Patients ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
Elementary School Age ◽  
The Public ◽  
Children's Attitudes ◽  
Attitudes Toward Mental Illness ◽  
Opinions About Mental Illness

Research on attitudes toward mental illness held by the public, by mental health professionals and personnel, and by psychiatric patients and their families is substantial. Little attention has been given to children's attitudes toward mental illness and the mentally ill, so this exploratory-descriptive study examined the developmental trends of children's attitudes toward the mentally ill. An adaptation of the Opinions About Mental Illness Scale was given to 512 elementary school age children who were placed in Grades 2, 4, 6, and 8. It was determined that with increasing grade/age children took a less authoritarian attitude toward the mentally ill and viewed mentally ill persons as more like themselves. Children rook an increasingly parernalistic view of the mentally ill, were less likely to see mental illness as an illness like any other, perceived mental patients as less of a threat to society and needing fewer restrictions. Finally, with increasing age/grade children perceived mental illness as less likely attributable to inadequate, deprived or interpersonal experiences. Results were discussed in terms of a relatively increased “positive attitude” and the relative acceptance and rejection of the mentally ill.

Liability in negligence of the mentally ill

2016 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 366-374
Author(s):  
Maria Orchard
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Standard Of Care ◽  
Tort Law ◽  
Duty Of Care ◽  
Reasonable Person ◽  
Objective Standard ◽  
Court Of Appeal

An essential element of the tort of negligence is the duty of care, which is measured by the objective standard of a reasonable person and does not take into account a defendant’s personal characteristics. In Dunnage v Randall, the Court of Appeal was tasked with deciding whether a person’s mental illness should be considered when defining the appropriate standard of care. The court held that the deceased, an undiagnosed paranoid schizophrenic who set himself on fire, was subject to the objective standard, breached his duty by failing to act with reasonable care and was therefore liable for the burns his nephew sustained while attempting to prevent the incident. The court further found that a defendant can only escape liability for negligently caused injury if their mental illness entirely eliminates responsibility, thus articulating a strict approach towards the liability in tort of persons suffering from mental illness. As this comment will discuss, the Dunnage decision is a handy illustration of the basic tenets of the tort of negligence, revealing the policy considerations at play and questioning the underlying rationale of the tort law regime.

scholarly journals Effects of a psychiatric clinical rotation on pharmacy students' attitudes toward mental illness and the provision of pharmaceutical care to the mentally ill

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 194-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marshall E. Cates ◽  
Thomas W. Woolley
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Pharmaceutical Care ◽  
Suicide Prevention ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
Clinical Rotation ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Attitudes Toward Mental Illness ◽  
Attitudes Toward Suicide

Abstract Introduction: Previous studies have found ineffectiveness of psychiatric clinical rotations to change pharmacy students' attitudes toward mental illness, but those studies had various limitations that cast doubt on this conclusion. Methods: Pharmacy students who participated in a psychiatric clinical rotation over a 2-year time frame were invited to complete a survey at the beginning and end of their rotation. The survey included scales that measured attitudes toward dangerousness, social distance, stigmatization, suicide prevention, and provision of pharmaceutical care. Results: Forty-one (100%) students participated in the study. Statistically significant positive changes in total scale scores from pre-rotation to post-rotation were seen in the areas of stigmatization toward patients with schizophrenia (P = .02), attitudes toward suicide prevention (P = .05), and provision of pharmaceutical care services to patients with schizophrenia (P < .00001) and depression (P = .0006). There were no statistically significant changes on the total scores of the other scales, but there was a moderate improvement in stigmatization toward patients with depression. Discussion: Pharmacy students' participation in a psychiatric clinical rotation failed to have a major impact on their social distance from mentally ill patients. Findings were mixed in regards to stigmatization of mentally ill patients. However, pharmacy students' attitudes toward suicide prevention and providing pharmaceutical care services to mentally ill patients were significantly improved by participation in a psychiatric clinical rotation. Preceptors in the clinical setting should consider including educational techniques that address pharmacy students' attitudes toward mental illness, as improvement in such attitudes may further enhance their willingness to provide pharmaceutical care services.

Cinema and Psychiatry’s relationship through time and its role in current medical education

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-47
Author(s):  
Adriana Marcela Arenas-Rojas
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Medical Education ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Current Medical ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Psychiatry Residents ◽  
Educational Tool ◽  
Learning Points

Cinema has been a source of entertainment and recreation for decades, and usually the themes depicted in films have roots in society itself. Films featuring psychiatrists and the mentally ill abound. Most early interpretations tended to be negative contributing to the stigmatization of mental illness, or overly positive furthering misinformation among the general public. Fortunately, nowadays there is an increasing number of films able to provide realistic depictions of psychopathologic disorders, being reasonably accurate and therefore suitable for psychiatric teaching purposes. Over the last three decades, psychiatry trainers have attempted to use films as an educational tool for teaching medical students and psychiatry residents for a number of mental health conditions. Films can be used to engage students’ attention, emphasize learning points in lectures and illustrate symptoms of a disorder. Cinema constitutes not only an important source of entertainment, but also an educational tool and a significant influence on people’s attitude towards mental illness

Intercorrelations among Factors in Opinions about Mental Illness Scale in Scores of Nonpsychiatric Nurses: Comparison with other Studies

1978 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 876-878 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary Moore ◽  
Mary R. Castles
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Registered Nurses ◽  
Mailing List ◽  
Temporal Factors ◽  
American Nurses Association ◽  
Attitudes Toward Mental Illness ◽  
One Year ◽  
Opinions About Mental Illness

Intercorrelations among scores on the five factorially derived dimensions of the Opinions About Mental Illness Scale were computed for 692 registered nurses randomly selected from the mailing list of the American Nurses Association. Nurses in psychiatric settings and those with more than one year of psychiatric experience were excluded from the sample. Six rs were significant but low to moderate in magnitude. However, rs although generally similar were in two cases directionally different from those in previous studies. Type of population sampled, temporal factors, and changes in attitudes toward mental illness were suggested as possible explanations for such differences.

Community Attitudes toward Mental Illness: The Influence of Contact and Demographic Variables

1985 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 293-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ken Sellick ◽  
Jo Goodear
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Occupational Status ◽  
Ethnic Origin ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Community Attitudes ◽  
Attitudes Toward Mental Illness ◽  
Opinions About Mental Illness

Residents of three large rural cities were surveyed to investigate the influence of ‘psychiatric exposure’ and demographic variables on community attitudes toward mental illness. Samples drawn from the three communities, which differed according to the availability of mental health services, were administered the Opinions About Mental Illness Scale, with questionnaire items that elicited measures of the amount of contact with mental illness and standard demographic data. Multiple regression analyses showed that demographic but not ‘exposure’ variables had a significant influence on community attitudes. Contrary to previous findings, the older, less-educated members of the public were more positive in their opinions on mental health issues. Other variables to have an influence on attitudes were ethnic origin and occupational status.

scholarly journals Attitudes toward mental illness, mentally ill persons, and help-seeking among the Saudi public and sociodemographic correlates

2019 ◽  
Vol Volume 12 ◽  
pp. 45-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mostafa A. Abolfotouh ◽  
Adel Almutairi ◽  
Zainab Al Mutairi ◽  
Mahmoud Salam ◽  
Anwar Alhashem ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Mentally Ill Persons ◽  
Sociodemographic Correlates ◽  
Attitudes Toward Mental Illness

scholarly journals Personality Factors Crucial in Internalized Stigma Understanding in Psychiatry

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 456
Author(s):  
Dorota Szcześniak ◽  
Agnieszka Kobyłko ◽  
Marta Lenart ◽  
Maciej Karczewski ◽  
Agnieszka Cyran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Individual Differences ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Bipolar Affective Disorder ◽  
Psychosocial Interventions ◽  
Openness To Experience ◽  
Mental Illnesses ◽  
Personality Factors ◽  
Eysenck Personality Questionnaire ◽  
Internalized Stigma

Objective: The main purpose of this research was to establish the relationship between personality traits and internalized stigma in individuals living with severe mental illness. Additionally, the study aimed to identify individual differences that could be used to develop the theoretical socio-cognitive-behavioral equation model of internalized stigma. Methods: A total of 114 patients with diagnosis of nonorganic psychotic disorder or uni- or bipolar affective disorder took part in this study. The Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness (ISMI) scale, Eysenck Personality Questionnaire Revised (EPQ-R) and NEO Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI) were administrated among all participants. Results: Patients presenting higher levels of neuroticism scored higher on the ISMI scale. Otherwise, those with higher levels of extraversion, openness to experience and conscientiousness had lower ISMI scores. With the use of multivariate linear regression, neuroticism, openness to experience and conscientiousness showed the strongest associations with internalized stigma. Conclusions: Intrapersonal factors such as personality traits might explain individual differences in responses to the stigmatization process. Moreover, sociodemographic conditions such as the place of residence and level of education can play a mediating role in reducing the level of internalized stigma. Adequate psychosocial interventions should consider demographics and personality traits when engaging patients with mental illnesses in activities aimed at understanding and accepting the disorders.

Opinions about Mental Illness: Hospital Differences in Attitude for Eight Occupation Groups

1965 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacob Cohen ◽  
Elmer L. Struening
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Mental Hospital ◽  
Hospital Employees ◽  
Occupation Group ◽  
Opinions About Mental Illness

When between-hospital ( n = 12) and within-occupation group ( n = 8) differences in attitude-opinion toward the mentally ill are studied for 4784 mental hospital employees, Authoritarianism and Benevolence do not vary among mental health professionals but do for others; the reverse obtains for Interpersonal Etiology; and Social Restrictiveness differentiates in virtually all groups and most sharply in psychiatrists.

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