While the prevalence of patients presenting to hospitals with mental health conditions is
growing, allied health professionals often poorly understand the needs and overall different …

Negative attitudes toward individuals with mental illness are a common phenomenon.
Therefore, quantifying the attitudes of mental health care professionals in training is critical …

Introduction Stereotypes and prejudices against patients with mental illness are widespread
in many societies. The aim of the present study is to investigate such attitudes among the …

Background and Aims: Despite recent initiatives to reduce stigma towards people with
mental illness, negative attitudes persist both in the community and among health …

Background: The stigma of mental illness causes delays in seeking help, and often
compromises victims' therapeutic relationships with healthcare providers. The knowledge …

IntroductionStigmatization of mental illness by health care professionals is notuncommon,
and it represents a source of suffering for patients inaddition to the primary illness …

Background Promoting positive experiences of patient contact during psychiatry clerkships
may be important in influencing medical students' attitudes to people with mental illness …

PURPOSE The objective of this study was to analyze nursing students' beliefs and attitudes
toward mental disorder before and after clinical placements. DESIGN AND METHODS A …

Student nurses maintain unfavorable views of people with mental health issues. Many
continue to perpetuate common stereotypes, are fearful and believe people with mental …

In addition to many other consequences, in university students, the deterioration in
academic performance and the potential development of risky behaviours (including suicide …