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KMID : 0897520100150010039
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Journal of Korean Association of Social Psychiatry
2010 Volume.15 No. 1 p.39 ~ p.49
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Attitude Toward the Mentally Ill of Medical Students, Residents, and Interns in a University Hospital
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Seong Su-Jeong
Sohn Ji-Hoon
Lee Hae-Woo
Shin Seo-Yeon
Cho Maeng-Je
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Abstract
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Objectives：This study is aimed to examine the differences of attitude toward the mentally ill in medical students, residents, interns in a university hospital, and the lay persons in the vicinity of the hospital.
Methods： Residents (n=99), interns (n=28) from a university hospital in Seoul, medical students (n=193) from the same university and lay persons of 20 to 40 years old (n=388) in the community nearby the hospital and medical college completed various questionnaires. Attitude toward the mentally ill were assessed with Community Attitudes towards Mental Illness Inventory (CAMI).
Results： Medical students who experienced psychiatric clerkship showed the most negative attitude. The associated factors with being the most prejudiced group was calculated. With authoritarianism, the associated factors include being resident & intern, medical student without psychiatric clerkship, medical student with psychiatric clerkship, never being married, and not being depressive at present. With less benevolence, present or frequent contact with the mentally ill, not being depressive at present. With less community mental health ideology, resident & intern, medical student without psychiatric clerkship, medical student with psychiatric, previous psychiatric treatment of self, previous psychiatric treatment of family. With social restrictiveness, resident & intern, medical student without psychiatric clerkship, medical student with psychiatric clerkship, previous psychiatric treatment of family.
Conclusion：Medical students, residents and interns were more prejudiced than community population. It seems that more knowledge or more experience with the mentally ill doesn’t warrant more positive attitude.
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KEYWORD
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Medical students, Physicians in training, CAMI(Community Attitude toward Mentally Ill)
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