Open AccessIs there any difference between attitude of interns toward psychiatric illness and other chronic medical conditions? A comparative study
Author(s) -
Bidare Gangadharaiah Hemanthkumar,
Narayana Keertish,
M T Sathyanarayana
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/psychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_107_17
Subject(s) - psychiatry , psychology , medical illness , significant difference , clinical psychology , medicine , illness behavior
Attitude of doctors towards specific medical conditions plays a crucial role in patient care. Internship, being the final stage in undergraduate medical students' training, can have a bearing on the attitude they develop towards various specialties. However, there is dearth of Indian studies comparing the attitude of interns towards psychiatric illness and other chronic medical conditions. In this background, the study was conceived with the objective of comparing the attitude of interns towards psychiatric illness and other chronic medical conditions.