Stigmatisation of patients with schizophrenia. The influence of university courses on the attitudes of prospective psychologists and doctors

被引:9
作者
Arens, E. A. [1 ]
Berger, C. [1 ]
Lincoln, T. M. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Marburg, Psychol Fak, Abt Klin Psychol & Psycotherapie, D-35032 Marburg, Germany
来源
NERVENARZT | 2009年 / 80卷 / 03期
关键词
Stereotypes; Social distance; Antistigma campaign; Schizophrenia; Medical students; Psychology students; BIOGENETIC CAUSAL EXPLANATIONS; MENTAL-HEALTH PROFESSIONALS; SOCIAL DISTANCE; REPRESENTATIVE SURVEY; PUBLIC BELIEFS; PEOPLE; STIGMA; ILLNESS; DISORDERS; ILL;
D O I
10.1007/s00115-008-2646-4
中图分类号
R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
Background. Some studies revealed that psychiatrists have more negative attitudes than psychologists towards patients with schizophrenia. This raises the question of whether different models of the aetiology of schizophrenia and the amount of personal contact influence the attitudes of mental health professionals. Sample and methods. Explicit and implicit attitudes towards schizophrenia were assessed in medical and psychology students (n = 60 and n = 61, respectively) as well as their familiarity with the disorder and their subjective models of its aetiology. Results. Medical and psychology students showed a substantial level of negative attitudes. Personal contact was negatively associated with stereotypes among medical students and positively associated among psychology students. Positive attitudes were related to biogenetic causal beliefs among medical students and to psychosocial causal beliefs among psychology students. Conclusions. The results emphasise the need to adapt antistigma campaigns to target groups. They also indicate the superiority of a multidimensional aetiology over mono-causal aetiological models in reducing stigma.
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页数:9
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