Perceptions about mental illness among pre-clinical medical students in Trinidad and Tobago
West Indian med. j
; 48(2): 81-4, Jun. 1999.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MedCarib
| ID: med-1516
Biblioteca responsable:
JM3.1
Ubicación: JM3.1; R18.W4
ABSTRACT
Perceptions about mental illness among medical practitioners are likely to determine their capacity to recognise, treat appropriately and refer patients who have mental health problems. It is therefore important that training of medical students in psychiatry is undertaken with knowledge of their attitudes to mental health disorders. We determined the perceptions of 108 pre-clinical medical students (69 males, 39 females; mean age 22 years) toward mental illness in Trinidad and Tobago by analysing their responses to a questionnaire based on a case vignette of a young man with a paranoid psychotic illness. 88 percent felt that medical treatment in hospital was the best means of treating the illness and 86 percent suggested that discharge should be conditional on regular visits to a doctor. 89 percent however opposed the patient's marrying into their families and 85 percent to his teaching their children. This was associated significantly with having a personal relationship with someone having a mental illnes (p < 0.03). Surprisingly, 25 percent believed that mental illness could be caused by supernatural forces, particularly females who were almost twice as likely as males to express this belief.(AU)
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Bases de datos internacionales
Contexto en salud:
ODS3 - Meta 3.8 Alcanzar cobertura universal de salud
Problema de salud:
Acuerdos de Entrega
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Coordinación Multisectorial
Base de datos:
MedCarib
Asunto principal:
Estudiantes de Medicina
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Actitud Frente a la Salud
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Trastornos Mentales
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
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Estudio de etiología
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Estudio pronóstico
Aspecto:
Determinantes sociales de la salud
Límite:
Adulto
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Región como asunto:
Caribe Inglés
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Trinidad y Tobago
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
West Indian med. j
Año:
1999
Tipo del documento:
Artículo