The Beliefs of Teachers Toward Mental Illness

Gür, Kamer; Şener, Nurcan; Küçük, Leyla; Çetindağ, Zerrin; BAŞAR, Murat

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.06.793

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“…To illustrate, 84.1% refused that mental illnesses did not have a cure. Furthermore, 72% accepted to see a psychiatrist when necessary, consistently with a Turkish study where school counselors visited a psychiatrist more than the remaining population (Gur et al, 2012). Additionally, the majority of our teachers assumed bad parenting as the cause of mental disorders, in compliance with our results, the information related to mental illnesses was not enough according to a published Pakistani paper (Lauber & Rössler, 2007a).…”

Section: Awareness Of Mental Illnessessupporting

confidence: 75%

“…The results showed that teachers did not stigmatize psychiatric disorders. This finding was opposing the findings of a Turkish study where the preponderance of teachers held a negative attitude toward mental disorders (Gur et al, 2012). Moreover, a study was done by Mann et al showed that counseling teachers adopted an affirmative attitude despite their negative thoughts (Mann & Himelein, 2004).…”

Section: Stigma Toward Psychiatric Disordersmentioning

confidence: 63%

“…Teachers are the main participant in preparing new generations (Reddy, 2018). Thus, having teachers who are aware of the impact of mental health on the students is essential (Alharbi et al, 2019;Gur et al, 2012;Parikh et al, 2016). However, it is equally important to consider a teacher's mental health as it is a major contributing factor to the classroom positive outcome (Roberts et al, 2016;Sandilos et al, 2015).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The taken attitude in respect of mental illnesses plays a serious role in affecting the mental health of those who suffer from mental illnesses. The stigma has a noticeable impact on the demeanor as well as the appropriate medication (Gur et al, 2012). Therefore, it was important to assess teachers' attitude toward mental illnesses.…”

Section: Stigma Toward Psychiatric Disordersmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Knowledge, stigma, and beliefs toward mental illnesses among schoolteachers in Damascus

Latifeh

Jaredh

Nasri

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Int J Soc Psychiatry

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Background: Teachers have an important role in promoting the mental wellbeing of their students, hence their knowledge and attitudes toward mental health disorders should be assessed. A very few studies regarding this topic were conducted in Syria, but due to the recent events which have had occurred the country, it is essential to deal with students who suffer from mental illnesses professionally especially that such disorders may be stigmatized by the society. Aims: This paper aims to investigate knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes toward mental disorders in a sample of Syrian schoolteachers. Method: A cross-sectional study using self-administered questionnaire was conducted in Damascus and Refdimashq, involving 400 teachers from 16 schools. Results: The results showed that the prevalence of stigmatizing positions toward psychiatric illnesses was low among teachers. The contributors did not state a correlation between spiritual beliefs and psychological disorders. It was also found that teachers were neutral in their knowledge about mental illnesses and psychiatric treatment or interventions along with their mental health resources. However, 42.5% of the participants use the internet for such purposes. Conclusion: In general, teachers of Damascus and its Refdimashq had a reasonable degree of awareness about mental disorders and treatments. Furthermore, neither stigma nor the relation between religious thoughts and mental disorders had been ascertained.

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Section: Awareness Of Mental Illnessessupporting

confidence: 75%

Section: Stigma Toward Psychiatric Disordersmentioning

confidence: 63%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Stigma Toward Psychiatric Disordersmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Knowledge, stigma, and beliefs toward mental illnesses among schoolteachers in Damascus

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Jaredh

Nasri

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Int J Soc Psychiatry

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“…․ If Someone has experienced severe mental illness, he/she will suffer for the rest of his/her life (1). Optimism ․ To be taking psychiatric medication does not make an individual different from others (16). ․ People with severe mental illness don't differ from other people (14).…”

Section: 연구목적 본 연구는 정신질환에 대한 초등교사의 태도와 관련 특성을 파악하고자 하는 것으로 구체적인 목적은 다mentioning

confidence: 99%

Attitudes of Elementary School Teachers toward Mental Illness

Choi

2015

J Korean Acad Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs

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Purpose: This study is done to investigate the attitudes of teachers toward mental illness and to provide appropriate information about mental illness. Methods: The participants were 228 teachers recruited from 15 elementary schools in the National Capital region and B metropolitan city. Data were collected from October to December, 2013 and analyzed using t-test, ANOVA and Scheffé test with SPSS 18.0. Results: Neutral attitudes (77.4±7.79) toward mental illness were shown among the teachers. A negative attitude for stereotyping (23.2±6.08), a positive attitude for optimism (19.3±3.01) and neutral attitudes for coping (19.3±1.92) and understanding (15.6 ±3.05) were revealed. Conclusion: The results indicate that elementary school teachers have neutral attitudes towards mental illness which is closely related to the experience of learning about mental illness. Thus, when teachers learn about mental illness they can understand and guide children who have unusual behaviors.

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