Attitude of Interns towards Mental illness and Psychiatry: A study from two medical colleges in South India

Highlights • The opinion about mental illness among medical interns continues to remain negative. • The attitude towards psychiatry, psychiatrist and treatment efficacy is positive. • Social and reward aspects of Psychiatry are considered to be low. • Few students consider psychiatry as their career...

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Published inAsian journal of psychiatry Vol. 22; pp. 167 - 173
Main Authors Kodakandla, Krishna, Nasirabadi, Minhajzafar, Pasha, Mohammed Shahid
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.08.2016
Subjects
Adult
Attitude of Health Personnel - ethnology
Attitude towards psychiatrists
Attitude towards psychiatry
Beliefs about mental illness
Career Choice
Career choice of medical students
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice - ethnology
Humans
India - ethnology
Internal Medicine
Male
Mental Disorders - ethnology
Psychiatry
Psychiatry as career choice
Schools, Medical
Students, Medical
Young Adult
Attitude towards psychiatrists
Beliefs about mental illness
Attitude towards psychiatry
Psychiatry as career choice
Career choice of medical students
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Summary:Highlights • The opinion about mental illness among medical interns continues to remain negative. • The attitude towards psychiatry, psychiatrist and treatment efficacy is positive. • Social and reward aspects of Psychiatry are considered to be low. • Few students consider psychiatry as their career choice.
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ISSN:1876-2018
1876-2026
DOI:10.1016/j.ajp.2016.06.008