Health service staff’s attitudes towards patients with mental illness

Abstract

The results indicate the need to develop sensitisation and training programs considering mental health topics among health service employees.

Change Starts with us: Stigmatizing Attitudes Towards Mental Illnesses and the Use of Stigmatizing Language Among Mental Health Professionals

“…Although, sociodemographic characteristics such as age, gender, marital status, education level have been reported in the literature to be effective in stigmatizing attitudes (8,24,27,30), in our sample sociodemographic characteristics were not effective on stigmatizing attitudes. It has also been reported that having contact with individuals with mental illness has a positive effect on stigmatizing attitudes (31).…”

Concepção de profissionais de saúde que atuam em emergência de saúde mental

“…Um estudo (8) feito na Grécia com 239 estudantes de medicina e 361 funcionários diversos constatou que os profissionais da ala psiquiátri-ca tiveram atitudes mais positivas em relação a pacientes com doença mental. Os autores concluíram que o contato com pacientes portadores de doença mental e a formação são importantes na redução do estigma entre o pessoal de saúde mental e de outros setores.…”

Psychosocial X Biomedical Paradigm: Where is the Social Representation Anchored in Psychic Suffering?

“…Research indicates that the more contact and familiarity there is with people with mental disorders, the lower the prejudice tends to be (Angermeyer & Matschinger, 2004;Arvaniti, Samakouri, Kalamara, Bochtsou, & Livaditis, 2009;Corrigan, Edwards, Qreen, Thwart, & Perm, 2001). Sousa, P. F., Maciel, S. C., Medeiros, K. T.…”