Public attitudes towards psychiatrists in the metropolitan area of Hanoi, Vietnam.

CONCLUSIONS: Negative attitudes towards psychiatrists are associated with religious beliefs and gender affiliation in the greater Hanoi area. A strategy that involves religious institutions in raising awareness about mental health issues while considering public's socio-cultural attitudes may pave the way for greater potentialities of adequate psychiatric care, destigmatize the mental health system, and care provider. PMID: 29207317 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Asian Journal of Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Tags: Asian J Psychiatr Source Type: research