A cross-cultural comparison of British and Pakistani medical students' understanding of schizophrenia

Furnham, Adrian; Raja, Nazia; Khan, Ezzat

doi:10.1016/j.psychres.2007.08.019

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“…Cultural influences on the way mental illnesses and disorders are manifest is well established [47]. Some problems like depression are more well known and more similarly manifest across cultures than others like schizophrenia.…”

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Psychiatric Literacy and the Personality Disorders

Furnham

Winceslaus

2011

Psychopathology

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Background: This study was concerned with investigating the mental health literacy of lay people in regard to the personality disorders. Method: 223 participants responded to a questionnaire entitled ‘eccentric people’ which contained vignettes of 10 personality disorders which they rated as well as labelled. Results: Lay people recognize people with personality disorders as being unhappy, unsuccessful at work and as having poor personal relationships, but do not associate these problems with psychological causes. Rates of correct labelling were under 7% for 7/10 personality disorders. Cluster A (apart from paranoid) was commonly labelled as depression or as an autism spectrum disorder. Clusters B and C (apart from obsessive-compulsive) were commonly labelled as ‘low self-esteem’. History of psychological education and illness were positively correlated with correct recognition of 70 and 60% of the personality disorders, respectively. Conclusion: The mental health literacy of lay people in regard to the personality disorders is low. This raises concerns for health-seeking behaviour and diagnosis, as well as stigma and social neglect of people living with personality disorders. The question of cultural influences on the manifestation, diagnosis and recognition of mental illnesses, and the personality disorders in particular, is discussed.

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Psychiatric Literacy and the Personality Disorders

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Winceslaus

2011

Psychopathology

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“…Two studies (Furnham, Rajaa, & Khanb, 2008; Milstein, Midlarsky, Link, Raue, & Bruce, 2000) had an unspecified causal attribution and only stated that the causal attributions were supernatural in nature.…”

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“…Three studies, reporting from the public perspective, preferred mental health professionals (including the use of medication) as the primary source of help for individuals with schizophrenia (De Toledo Piza Peluso & Blay, 2009; Loewenthal & Cinnirella, 1999; Zafar et al, 2008). In addition, two studies, from the perspective of mental health professionals, preferred the use of spiritual/traditional healers (Furnham et al, 2008; Joel et al, 2003). Only one study focused on the perspective of clergy.…”

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Social Support and Religion: Mental Health Service Use and Treatment of Schizophrenia

Smolak

Gearing

Alonzo

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Community Ment Health J

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“…There are several studies in different countries that have reported mostly negative attitudes of medical students towards schizophrenia (6,7,8). One recent cross-cultural study demonstrated a significant influence of religion on the attitudes of medical students towards schizophrenia (9). However, we are not aware of any published studies dealing with the attitudes of medical students towards the effectiveness and adverse effects of antipsychotic medications, although this is an important aspect of a schizophrenic patient's life.…”

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Attitudes towards antipsychotic drugs and their side effects: A comparison between students of medicine in Spain and Serbia

Casas¹,

Folić²,

Folić³

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Ser J Exp Clin Res

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Background. The appropriate use of antipsychotics by general practitioners is correlated with a positive attitude towards this group of drugs during their undergraduate studies. Objective. The aim of our study was to investigate and compare the attitudes of medical students in Spain and Serbia wards about the effectiveness and adverse effects of antipsychotic medications. Methods. In a cross-sectional study, 60 final-year medical students from Spain and Serbia were exposed to a case of a patient treated with antipsychotics who was experiencing side effects. A Likert-type questionnaire was then given to the students, capturing their attitudes towards antipsychotics. Results. Compared to the Spanish peers, the students from Serbia were more eager to use antipsychotics as a means of protecting the patients' families than forto help the patients themselves. The majority of the Serbian students thought that psychotic patients were supposed to tolerate the side effects of their medications, while the Spanish students were ready to change their treatment. The Serbian students were older than their Spanish peers, mostly males and Orthodox. Conclusions. Additional educational efforts are needed to improve the attitudes of older and more religious students, but these efforts will pay off in the future with more appropriate drug treatment of schizophrenic patients and improved patient adherence to the treatment.

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A cross-cultural comparison of British and Pakistani medical students' understanding of schizophrenia

Cited by 32 publications

References 23 publications

Psychiatric Literacy and the Personality Disorders

Psychiatric Literacy and the Personality Disorders

Social Support and Religion: Mental Health Service Use and Treatment of Schizophrenia

Attitudes towards antipsychotic drugs and their side effects: A comparison between students of medicine in Spain and Serbia

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