Comparison of attitudes toward psychiatry among undergraduate and postgraduate medical students

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dc.contributor.authorGhosh, Pen_US
dc.contributor.authorDoley, Men_US
dc.contributor.authorDutta, Nen_US
dc.contributor.authorBhattacharya, A.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-14T07:00:28Z
dc.date.available2023-07-14T07:00:28Z
dc.date.issued2021-06
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Attitudes toward psychiatry among medical students will have a great impact on future of expanding psychiatry and breaking barriers at multiple levels. Aims: To assess and compare the attitudes of undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) medical students toward psychiatry and assess association between sociodemographic variables and attitudes toward mental illness. Methods: A cross-sectional study conducted in a tertiary health care centre, total of 100 (50 UG and 50 PG) medical students were recruited in the study. A standardised questionnaire, Attitudes Toward Psychiatry-30 items (ATP-30) and semi-structured proforma for sociodemographic details were given to study subjects to fill up. Statistical analysis: Both quantitative and qualitative measures of data were calculated. Statistical significance was kept at p-value of <0.05, using Fisher’s exact test and Chi-square test. Data were analysed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21. Results: The overall ATP-30 score responses were positive (>90) in both males (88%) and females (62%). More number of positive responses were seen in both UG (68%) and PG (84%) medical students compared to only some negative responses in UG (22%) and PG (16%). This difference is significant at p-value <0.05. There is a significant difference (p-value <0.05) in attitudes among UG and PG students in item number four revealing 32% PGs wish was to be psychiatrist. Majority of the UGs and PGs agreed that UG psychiatric training is valuable. Conclusion: We have found overall good attitudes toward psychiatry in the study population but conflicting interest in taking psychiatry as career choice.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Psychiatry, Silchar Medical College & Hospital, Silchar, Assam, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Psychiatry, Silchar Medical College & Hospital, Silchar, Assam, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Psychiatry, Silchar Medical College & Hospital, Silchar, Assam, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Psychiatry, Silchar Medical College & Hospital, Silchar, Assam, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationGhosh P, Doley M, Dutta N, Bhattacharya A.. Comparison of attitudes toward psychiatry among undergraduate and postgraduate medical students. Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences. 2021 Jun; 12(1): 19-24en_US
dc.identifier.issn2394-2061
dc.identifier.issn2394-2053
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/218382
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherAcademy Publisheren_US
dc.relation.issuenumber1en_US
dc.relation.volume12en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.5958/2394-2061.2021.00006.9en_US
dc.subjectStigmaen_US
dc.subjectMental Illnessen_US
dc.subjectPsychiatry Trainingen_US
dc.subjectPrejudice.en_US
dc.titleComparison of attitudes toward psychiatry among undergraduate and postgraduate medical studentsen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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