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Background: Mental health professionals also may have negative attitudes towards individuals with mental illness like the public, which can ultimately affect the quality of care received by the patients. This study aims to explore attitudes towards mental illness and to know the impact of education on attitudes toward mental illnesses, among mental health professionals working under the district mental health program (DMHP) in India. Materials & Methods: A crosssectional design was used. Eligible participants were recruited from DMHP in India. Attitudes to mental illness among the mental health professionals were measured by using demographic proforma, and Attitudes scale for Mental Illness (ASMI). The questionnaire has six sub scales namely; Separatism, Stereotyping, Restrictiveness, Benevolence, Pessimistic prediction and Stigmatization. This was a 5-point Likert scale with 34 items to rate participants responses from totally disagree (1) to totally agree (5). Lower scores indicate positive attitudes toward persons with mental illness. Results: While 53.2% had professional qualification of general nursing and above, 46.8 % had studied auxiliary nurse and midwifery course (ANM). The ANM nurses had significantly more positive attitudes towards mental illness in subscales on Separatism, Benevolence and Pessimistic prediction than the GNM nurses. Conclusion: DMHP nurses do have positive attitude towards those with mental illness. However, certain misconceptions and negative attitudes need to be addressed through continuing education programs.

Influence of Education in Primary Care Professionals about Attitude towards Mental Illness