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 schoolsConclusionParticipationClerkshipBeliefs and Attitudes about Mental Illness among Lay Church-Based Health Workers and Medical Trainees in Nigeria
Iheanacho T, Stefanovics E. Beliefs and Attitudes about Mental Illness among Lay Church-Based Health Workers and Medical Trainees in Nigeria. Journal Of Psychiatry 2016, 2016 DOI: 10.4172/2378-5756.1000380.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental health servicesHealth workersMental illnessHealth servicesLay health workersResource-limited settingsPsychiatric trainingMedical traineesTeaching hospitalSelf-report questionnairesPsychiatric careMental disordersIllnessHospitalHigher scoresExploratory factor analysisTraining programPsychiatry training programsFactor analysisVarimax rotationMedical schoolsGroupWorkersTraumaCare
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 patternMedical and nursing students' attitudes to people with mental illness in Nigeria: a tale of two teaching hospitals
Iheanacho T, Stefanovics E, Makanjuola V, Marienfeld C, Rosenheck R. Medical and nursing students' attitudes to people with mental illness in Nigeria: a tale of two teaching hospitals. BJPsych International 2014, 11: 43-45. DOI: 10.1192/s1749367600004380.Peer-Reviewed Original Research