Open AccessImpact of psychiatric education and training on attitude of medical students towards mentally ill: A comparative analysis
Author(s) -
Tarun Yadav,
Kishore Arya,
Dinesh Kataria,
Yatan Pal Singh Balhara
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
industrial psychiatry journal/industrial psychiatry journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-2795
pISSN - 0972-6748
DOI - 10.4103/0972-6748.110944
Subject(s) - mental illness , vignette , mentally ill , psychiatry , mental health , psychology , curriculum , clinical psychology , depression (economics) , social psychology , pedagogy , economics , macroeconomics
A number of studies from the western world have explored the negative beliefs held by individuals towards people with mental illness. The knowledge of attitude and awareness of undergraduate medical students towards psychiatry, mental health and mental disorders is of utmost importance.