Differences in attitude toward prevention of suicide between nursing and medicine students: A study in Mexican population

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the attitude toward suicide prevention in medicine and nursing students attending University in south Mexico, considering their family and personal history of suicide. Demographic features and self-reported personal and family history of suicide were evaluated in 355 Mexican students at the Health Sciences School. Their views toward suicide prevention was assessed using the Attitude Toward Suicide Prevention scale. Comparisons between medicine and nursing students were performed, as well as between had or had-not previous personal or family history of suicide.

Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing - April 15, 2020 Category: Nursing Authors: Mar ía Lilia López-Narváez, Yudy Merady Escobar-Chan, Juan Pablo Sánchez de la Cruz, Carlos Alfonso Tovilla-Zárate, Isela Esther Juárez-Rojop, Ana Fresan, Thelma Beatriz González-Castro, Andrea Carolina Montanee-Sandoval, Samuel Suárez-Méndez Source Type: research