The effects of a psychiatric clerkship on stigmatizing attitudes toward mental disorders as held by German medical students.

ABSTRACT:

Background

According to the United Nations, access to medical care is a fundamental human right. However, there is widespread stigmatization of severe mental illnesses and this appears to seriously hamper the quality of healthcare in people with psychiatric co-morbidity. Thus, interventions that help reduce stigma among healthcare providers are urgently needed.

Purpose

The objective of the current study was to investigate the effects of a psychiatric clerkship on stigmatizing attitudes toward mental disorders held by medical students.

Methods

Between 2018 and 2019, a total of 256 third- and fourth-year students from Marburg University Medical School (Germany) completed two surveys-one before and one after a 2 week clerkship program that was designed to prioritize dire

SUBMITTER: Zavorotnyy M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10748402 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature