Stigma Attitudes Towards People with Mental Illness among Professionals Working in a Psychiatric Hospital

Introduction: Mental illness stigma studies demonstrate the presence of stigmatizing attitudes towards people with mental illness both by the public and health professionals. This study aimed to analyze the attitudes of professionals working at a Portuguese psychiatric hospital towards people with...

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Autores principales:	Mariana Silva, Sandra Nascimento, Tiago Pereira, Beatriz Lourenço, Miguel Nascimento, Marco Gonçalves, Alice Nobre
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Publicado:	Sociedade Portuguesa de Psiquiatria e Saúde Mental 2021
Materias:	Attitude of Health Personnel Health Personnel Mental Disorders Social Stigma Psychiatry RC435-571 Psychology BF1-990
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:6300e7502ca947bc8c19502f4c43cb242021-11-28T10:06:41ZStigma Attitudes Towards People with Mental Illness among Professionals Working in a Psychiatric Hospital10.51338/rppsm.2382184-55222184-5417https://doaj.org/article/6300e7502ca947bc8c19502f4c43cb242021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.revistapsiquiatria.pt/index.php/sppsm/article/view/238https://doaj.org/toc/2184-5522https://doaj.org/toc/2184-5417 Introduction: Mental illness stigma studies demonstrate the presence of stigmatizing attitudes towards people with mental illness both by the public and health professionals. This study aimed to analyze the attitudes of professionals working at a Portuguese psychiatric hospital towards people with mental illness. Material and Methods: A cross‑sectional observational study was conducted to examine the attitudes of professionals through application of Mental Illness Clinician Attitude Scale (MICA) and collection of sociodemographic data. Results: Scores of MICA questionnaire were significantly lower than the cut‑off point for negative attitude in general and across professional categories suggesting that overall professionals seem to manifest a positive attitude towards people with mental illness. There was a trend of decrease in MICA scores throughout increasing years of professional experience although not statistically significant. Conclusion: Our results do not contradict the need to continue fighting stigma, but instead to better evaluate how these attitudes translate into practice, by including behavioral outcomes in future research. Mariana SilvaSandra NascimentoTiago PereiraBeatriz LourençoMiguel NascimentoMarco GonçalvesAlice NobreSociedade Portuguesa de Psiquiatria e Saúde MentalarticleAttitude of Health PersonnelHealth PersonnelMental DisordersSocial StigmaPsychiatryRC435-571PsychologyBF1-990ENPTRevista Portuguesa de Psiquiatria e Saúde Mental, Vol 7, Iss 4 (2021)
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topic	Attitude of Health Personnel Health Personnel Mental Disorders Social Stigma Psychiatry RC435-571 Psychology BF1-990
spellingShingle	Attitude of Health Personnel Health Personnel Mental Disorders Social Stigma Psychiatry RC435-571 Psychology BF1-990 Mariana Silva Sandra Nascimento Tiago Pereira Beatriz Lourenço Miguel Nascimento Marco Gonçalves Alice Nobre Stigma Attitudes Towards People with Mental Illness among Professionals Working in a Psychiatric Hospital
description	Introduction: Mental illness stigma studies demonstrate the presence of stigmatizing attitudes towards people with mental illness both by the public and health professionals. This study aimed to analyze the attitudes of professionals working at a Portuguese psychiatric hospital towards people with mental illness. Material and Methods: A cross‑sectional observational study was conducted to examine the attitudes of professionals through application of Mental Illness Clinician Attitude Scale (MICA) and collection of sociodemographic data. Results: Scores of MICA questionnaire were significantly lower than the cut‑off point for negative attitude in general and across professional categories suggesting that overall professionals seem to manifest a positive attitude towards people with mental illness. There was a trend of decrease in MICA scores throughout increasing years of professional experience although not statistically significant. Conclusion: Our results do not contradict the need to continue fighting stigma, but instead to better evaluate how these attitudes translate into practice, by including behavioral outcomes in future research.
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author	Mariana Silva Sandra Nascimento Tiago Pereira Beatriz Lourenço Miguel Nascimento Marco Gonçalves Alice Nobre
author_facet	Mariana Silva Sandra Nascimento Tiago Pereira Beatriz Lourenço Miguel Nascimento Marco Gonçalves Alice Nobre
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title	Stigma Attitudes Towards People with Mental Illness among Professionals Working in a Psychiatric Hospital
title_short	Stigma Attitudes Towards People with Mental Illness among Professionals Working in a Psychiatric Hospital
title_full	Stigma Attitudes Towards People with Mental Illness among Professionals Working in a Psychiatric Hospital
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publisher	Sociedade Portuguesa de Psiquiatria e Saúde Mental
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/6300e7502ca947bc8c19502f4c43cb24
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Stigma Attitudes Towards People with Mental Illness among Professionals Working in a Psychiatric Hospital

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