[Psychological care, stigma of mental problems and the sense of competence of doctors; a survey among Flemish future doctors].
CONCLUSION: Flemish final year medical students often have a rather compassionate view on (people with) mental illness, but their ideas strongly differ between patients with different diagnoses. Mass media and educational institutions have a large responsibility in reducing stigma in future physicians and in learning them to think in the best possible way about mental illness. Moreover, attitudes helpful in reducing stigma add to a professional's feeling of being capable to treat patients with mental illness.
PMID: 32910446 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie - Category: Psychiatry Authors: van den Broeck K, van Gorp B Tags: Tijdschr Psychiatr Source Type: research
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