2016
Attitudes of Brazilian Medical Students Towards Psychiatric Patients and Mental Illness: A Quantitative Study Before and After Completing the Psychiatric Clerkship
da Rocha Neto HG, Rosenheck RA, Stefanovics EA, Cavalcanti MT. Attitudes of Brazilian Medical Students Towards Psychiatric Patients and Mental Illness: A Quantitative Study Before and After Completing the Psychiatric Clerkship. Academic Psychiatry 2016, 41: 315-319. PMID: 26883528, DOI: 10.1007/s40596-016-0510-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental illnessPsychiatric clerkshipSignificant differencesMedical studentsBrazilian medical studentsPsychiatric patientsStigmatized attitudeIllnessCeiling effectsSupernatural causesPatientsCauseObjectiveThe authorsHigher scoresExploratory factor analysisMajor medical schoolsAnalysis of varianceFactorsMedical schoolsConclusionParticipationClerkship
2014
An Assessment of Attitudes Towards People with Mental Illness Among Medical Students and Physicians in Ibadan, Nigeria
Ighodaro A, Stefanovics E, Makanjuola V, Rosenheck R. An Assessment of Attitudes Towards People with Mental Illness Among Medical Students and Physicians in Ibadan, Nigeria. Academic Psychiatry 2014, 39: 280-285. PMID: 24903130, DOI: 10.1007/s40596-014-0169-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental illnessAnalysis of covarianceEffectiveness of medicationsEffectiveness of treatmentSpecific mental illnessesGraduate physiciansMedical studentsMedical illnessMedication effectivenessPsychiatry rotationSelf-report questionnairesIllnessMore progressive attitudesMedical personnelPhysiciansFactors medical studentsObjectiveThe authorsAssessment of attitudesClinical trainingMedical traineesHigher scoresExploratory factor analysisPsychiatryGroupSimilar pattern