Opinions of Faculty Members Regarding Mental Illnesses and Patients

Abstract

ÖZETAmaç: Öğretim elemanlarının ruhsal hastalıklara ve hastalara ilişkin tutum ve davranışlarının incelenmesi amacıyla tanımlayıcı olarak yapılmıştır. Bulgular: Araştırmaya katılan öğretim elemanlarının %68.7'si 35-50 yaş grubunda, %56.7'si erkek, %93.7'si şehirde yaşamakta ve %54.3'ü 10-20 yıldır çalışmaktadır. Tanıdığı kişiler arasında ruhsal hastalığı olan öğretim elemanları ruhsal hastalara karşı koruyucu ve insancıl yaklaşıma sahiptir. Erkek öğretim elemanları ruhsal hastalıkların ço-cukluk çağındaki bozuk anne, baba ve çocuk ilişkisinden dolayı olduğu, sevgi ve ilgisizlikten ortaya çıktığını belirten bir görüşe sahiptir. Bununla birlikte öğretim elemanlarının %31'i ruhsal bozukluğu olan bireylerin saldırgan olduğunu, %84.2'si ise ruhsal hastalıkların ana nedeninin travmatik olaylar olduğunu belirtmektedir. Gereç veSonuç: Öğretim elemanlarının ruhsal hastalıklara ilişkin bilgilendirilmeye gereksinimleri vardır.Anahtar sözcükler: Görüşler; öğretim elemanı; ruhsal hastalık; tutum. SUMMARY Objectives: This study was designed to examine the attitudes and behaviours of faculty members in regard to mental illnesses and patients. Methods

Attitudes of Teachers towards Individuals with Mental Health Problems and Affecting Factors

“…It has been observed that there is a positive and significant relationship between the negative attitude towards individuals with mental problems and the level of professional burnout in nurses working in psychiatric hospitals (7). Yuksel et al found that lecturers who knew someone with a mental illness had a more protective and humanistic approach towards these patients (9). In the present study, mental health ideology and goodwill scores of PCG branch teachers were lower than those of preschool and classroom teaching branches.…”

“…In this study, as age and time spent in the profession increased, the score of goodwill towards individuals with mental problems increased, and the scores of fears of individuals and exclusion decreased. On the contrary, in the study of Yuksel et al, lecturer's attitudes towards psychiatric patients did not change with their age and time spent in the profession (9). Again, it is stated in other studies that elderly individuals believe that people with mental health problems are more aggressive, less intelligent than other people and that they should be socially restricted (22,23).…”

“…In the study of Babicki et al, it was stated that women were more concerned about those with mental illness than men and were more afraid of such patients (21). In another study, it was revealed that the gender of the lecturers did not affect their views on mental illnesses and psychiatric patients (9). In Bilge et al's study (2011), it was revealed that the attitudes towards individuals with mental problems were similar between the genders, but only the goodwill sub-dimension score was higher in males.…”

“…In studies discussing attitudes and behaviors, it was found that the attitudes of healthcare professionals towards people with mental illness were positive (7,8). In a study conducted with lecturers of a university, it was determined that the participants had an understanding and protective approach towards the ones with mental illness (9). In another study conducted with medical students and lecturers of them, it was found that the students had more stigmatizing attitudes than the lecturers, and their tolerance increased after taking psychiatry rotation (10).…”