Indian nursing students' attitudes toward mental illness and persons with mental illness

Abstract

Background:Nursing fraternity play a pivotal role in psychiatric services. Negative attitudes toward mental illness have been consistently reported in nursing students. Psychiatric conditions and persons suffering from them may elicit different kinds of attitudinal responses.Objective:The current study aimed at assessing the attitude toward mental illness and also at comparative evaluation of the attitude toward persons with different psychiatric, physical, and social conditions.Materials and Methods:The present study was carried out among conveniently selected nursing students (n = 100) using Attitude Scale for Mental Illness (ASMI) and Attitude to Mental Illness Questionnaire (AMIQ) on their 1st day of psychiatric posting.Results:Higher stereotype (3.1 ± 0.8), benevolence (3.7 ± 0.6), and pessimistic prediction (3.4 ± 0.9) were reported toward mental illness. Negative attitude was noted toward persons with criminal background (4.8 ± 3.7), heroin abuse (3.2 ± 3.6), suicidal depression (1.36 ± 3.6), alcohol use (0.59 ± 4.38), and schizophrenia (0.03 ± 3.2) in the same order, with positive attitude toward diabetic (−4.4 ± 3.9) and religious persons (−5.13 ± 3.6). Significant correlation of ASMI scores was noted mainly with schizophrenia of AMIQ but not with other psychiatric conditions.Conclusion:High negative attitudes in nursing students underline the need for stronger antistigma measures. Differences in attitude toward mental illness in general and specific psychiatric conditions need further systematic evaluation.

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“…AMI5 score was slightly lower than the neutral score 10.81. Similarly, Sreeraj, Parija [15] found nursing students reflected higher pessimistic prediction and stereotypes of mental illness. However, this result has not previously been described.…”

“…However, the findings of the current study do not support the previous research. Sreeraj, Parija [15] and Chandramouleeswaran, Rajaleelan [7] indicate that medical and nursing students had low stigmatizing attitudes towards mental illness. It is difficult to explain this result, but it might be related to the fact that the studies were published in India.…”

“…Another reason which might affect the results from the author's perspective is that the ratio of students to psychiatrists might have led students to have insufficient supervision time for their exposure to patients with mental illness. Also, Sreeraj, Parija [15] assessed attitudes towards mental illness among nursing students training in different colleges in the north Indian states Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana and Utter Pradesh. Findings reflected higher pessimistic prediction and stereotypes about mental illness among nursing students.…”

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