Stigma and attitudes toward patients with psychiatric illness among postgraduate Indian physicians

Stigma and attitudes toward patients with psychiatric illness among postgraduate Indian physicians

Background: Due to paucity of psychiatrists in India, psychiatric patients often present to other doctors. We aimed to study nonpsychiatric residents' attitude and stigma toward psychiatric patients. Methods: A total of 57 postgraduate trainees participated in a cross-sectional study in a terti...

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Main Authors: Susmita Chandramouleeswaran, Wesley Rajaleelan, Natasha Catherine Edwin, Ivan Koshy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine
Subjects:
Attitude
medical education
mental illness
postgraduate physicians
stigma
Online Access:http://www.ijpm.info/article.asp?issn=0253-7176;year=2017;volume=39;issue=6;spage=746;epage=749;aulast=Chandramouleeswaran

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