Stigma around mental health disclosure in medical students

Khurram, Aqsa; Abedi, Dina; Abedi, Mohsin

doi:10.1080/10872981.2020.1774347

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“…In this situation, even a partial loss of control over the situation and the need to ask for help can be a source of frustration and anger. Medical students may be afraid that displaying symptoms of depression or mental health problems may cause them to be perceived by others as incompetent, unprofessional, and thus unfit for their future profession [47]. Other barriers to medical students seeking help include concerns about confidentiality, time, cost, perceived stigma, potential repercussions, and fear of unwanted interventions [48,49].…”

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Anxious and Angry: Early Emotional Adaptation of Medical Students in a Situational Crisis on the Example of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Wyszomirska

Bąk‐Sosnowska

Daniel‐Sielańczyk

2023

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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic is an example of a situational crisis resulting in emotional destabilization. The aim of the study was to analyze changes in the level of anxiety and anger in medical students during the early adaptation to the situational crisis, and to estimate the risk factors for fear and anger in this group. Methods: Participants were 949 medical students (M = 22.88, SD = 4.10) in the first stage on March 2020, and 748 (M = 22.57, SD = 3.79) in the second stage on June 2020. The STAI, STAXI-2, and our own questionnaire were used. Results: First vs the second stage: anxiety state (p < 0.001), anger state (p = 0.326), and feeling angry (p < 0.05). The regression model (F(14.1681) = 79.01, p < 0.001) for the level of anxiety state explains 39% of the dependent variable variance (r2 = 0.39). The model for the anger-state level (F(6.1689) = 68.04, p < 0.001)-19% (r2 = 0.19). Conclusions: During the early adaptation to the situational crisis, the general level of anxiety decreased, but anger was at the same level. The anxiety was explained by contact with potentially or objective infected persons, and the level of anger was based on the need for greater social support.

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Anxious and Angry: Early Emotional Adaptation of Medical Students in a Situational Crisis on the Example of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Wyszomirska

Bąk‐Sosnowska

Daniel‐Sielańczyk

2023

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“…Much of the research highlighting mental health declines in medical school occurred prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has only further exacerbated these concerns by placing greater demands on health professionals and increasing social isolation. A positive trend since the pandemic has been the increase in distance learning [19] and telehealth, making support resources more easily available. Some institutions have implemented wellness interventions such as "resilience days" to fortify learners against burnout [20].…”

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“…Peer support is critical to encouraging students to seek support and streamlining referrals to counseling services. Students often do not feel as comfortable turning to faculty for mental health concerns [19], and therefore, peer supporters are ideally situated to recognize warning signs in a classmate. Medical students may also worry that showing signs of depressive symptoms or mental health problems may cause them to be deemed unfit by peers and professors.…”

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Impact of Providing Peer Support on Medical Students’ Empathy, Self-Efficacy, and Mental Health Stigma

Abrams

Salzman

Rey

et al. 2022

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Background: Peer-support programs in medical school can buffer feelings of inadequacy, anxiety, social isolation, and burnout, drawing upon the benefits of near-peer-support resources. This study examined the effects of providing support to students in a medical school peer-support program. Methods: Using a pre-post, quasi-experimental study design, the investigators surveyed medical students who were peer supporters in their second through fourth years of medical school with four measures assessing (1) empathy, (2) self-efficacy, (3) mental health stigma, and (4) likelihood to assist peers with mental health problems to examine if serving as a volunteer peer supporter had any effect. Participants included 38 medical students that were actively enrolled peer supporters during the 2020–2021 year at a United States allopathic medical school. Results: Medical students who participated as peer supporters were found to have higher ratings of empathy scores (Z = −1.964, p = 0.050, r = 0.34) and self-efficacy scores (Z = −2.060, p = 0.039, r = 0.35) after participation in the program. No significant changes were noted for mental health stigma or likelihood to assist peers with mental health problems. Discussion: Peer-support programs present a low-cost, sustainable modality to promote wellbeing in medical students. There is a growing body of literature documenting the benefits of peer-support services. This brief, novel study examined the effects of providing peer support on the peer supporters and found higher self-reported ratings of empathy and self-efficacy after participation. These findings underscore peer-support programs as a valuable wellness resource not only for medical students who use the services but for those who provide them as well.

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Autoestigma y estigma por búsqueda de ayuda en estudiantes y profesionales de la salud: una revisión de la literatura

Durango,

Echeverri,

Valencia

et al. 2023

Revista Médica Clínica Las Condes

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Stigma around mental health disclosure in medical students

Cited by 3 publications

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Anxious and Angry: Early Emotional Adaptation of Medical Students in a Situational Crisis on the Example of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Anxious and Angry: Early Emotional Adaptation of Medical Students in a Situational Crisis on the Example of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Impact of Providing Peer Support on Medical Students’ Empathy, Self-Efficacy, and Mental Health Stigma

Autoestigma y estigma por búsqueda de ayuda en estudiantes y profesionales de la salud: una revisión de la literatura

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