Medical students' attitude toward suicide prevention: An exploratory study from North India

Nebhinani, Naresh; Jagtiani, Amit; Chahal, Savita; Nebhinani, Mamta; Gupta, Rajiv Kumar

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“… – Mehrotra et al, 2013 [ 62 ] Mental illness 536 (NR) 21(2.3)/ 17–30 59 NR Graduate and undergraduate college students K Mental health defined positively, although cognitive functioning was stressed. – – Nebhinani et al, 2017 [ 48 ] Suicide 205 (U) 21.9 46 Rohtak, Haryana Final year medical students A – 23% perceived that people with serious suicidal intent do not talk about it. Suicide as attention-seeking.…”

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“…Twenty studies assessed stigma among college students who were health professionals-in training, i.e. those studying medical, psychiatry, dental, pharmacy and nursing [ 34 , 36 – 39 , 41 – 43 , 45 , 46 , 48 , 50 – 54 , 57 , 60 , 61 ]. Three studies included college students pursuing other disciplines [ 35 , 58 , 60 ].…”

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“…One-third of all studies assessing mental-health-related stigma among youth reported on attitude [ 35 , 37 , 38 , 45 – 48 , 50 , 52 , 61 ]. Eight studies assessed knowledge related to mental illness, [ 33 , 39 , 40 , 53 , 56 , 58 , 59 , 62 ] seven studies assessed knowledge and attitude towards people with mental illness [ 41 – 43 , 49 , 54 , 55 , 60 ] and two studies focused on attitude and intended behaviour towards people with mental illness [ 36 , 51 ].…”

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Stigma associated with mental health problems among young people in India: a systematic review of magnitude, manifestations and recommendations

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Background Globally, 20% of young people experience mental disorders. In India, only 7.3% of its 365 million youth report such problems. Although public stigma associated with mental health problems particularly affects help-seeking among young people, the extent of stigma among young people in India is unknown. Describing and characterizing public stigma among young people will inform targeted interventions to address such stigma in India, and globally. Thus, we examined the magnitude and manifestations of public stigma, and synthesised evidence of recommendations to reduce mental-health-related stigma among young people in India. Method A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies was conducted. Nine electronic databases were searched and 30 studies (n = 6767) met inclusion criteria. Results Most studies (66%) focused on youth training to become health professionals. One-third of young people display poor knowledge of mental health problems and negative attitudes towards people with mental health problems and one in five had actual/intended stigmatizing behavior (I2>=95%). Young people are unable to recognize causes and symptoms of mental health problems and believe that recovery is unlikely. People with mental health problems are perceived as dangerous and irresponsible, likely due to misinformation and misunderstanding of mental health problems as being solely comprised of severe mental disorders (e.g. schizophrenia). However, psychiatric labels are not commonly used/understood. Conclusion Public education may use symptomatic vignettes (through relatable language and visuals) instead of psychiatric labels to improve young people’s understanding of the range of mental health problems. Recommended strategies to reduce public stigma include awareness campaigns integrated with educational institutions and content relevant to culture and age-appropriate social roles.

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“… 8 A study on final-year medical students from Haryana found that almost two-thirds of the respondents had poor awareness about suicide, and only half had a favorable attitude toward suicide prevention. 9 10 Similarly, 50% of nursing students in north India and Jodhpur harbored a positive attitude toward the prevention of suicide. 11 12 The majority of these respondents in all the above studies had no exposure to any programs focusing on management or prevention of suicide.…”

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Effectiveness of Brief Educational Training on Medical Students' Attitude toward Suicide Prevention

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Objectives Medical students are future physicians, and their attitude toward suicide attempters can impact outcome of patient management and quality of care. This study aimed to assess the effects of brief educational intervention on medical students' attitude toward suicide prevention. Materials and Methods The prospective study was conducted at a tertiary care center in northwestern India. The total enumeration method was employed to recruit 243 medical students. Attitude toward suicide prevention scale was applied before and after three hours’ training on management of suicide attempters and strategies for suicide prevention. Statistical Analysis Mean, median, standard deviation, frequencies, and percentages were calculated through descriptive statistics. Mean values were compared before and after the intervention through paired sample student's t-test. Chi-square test or Fischer exact test was used to compare categorical variables and p ≤ 0.05 was set for level of significance. Results Ten out of 14 attitudinal statements were significantly more favorable after imparting brief training on suicide prevention and management of suicide attempters. They reported lesser resentment, more responsible efforts, with greater competence and positive expectation associated with working for suicidal patients. They agreed on the need for multidisciplinary efforts for effective suicide prevention. After the intervention, they considered the possibility of suicidal ideas emerging due to the need for help, not for the purpose of attention-seeking, and instead of considering suicidal communication as individual's choice, they agreed on substantial preventability of suicide with comprehensive management. Their misconceptions were resolved to a greater extent. Conclusion Brief educational intervention was found effective in improving their attitude toward suicide prevention. The medical curriculum should incorporate regular educational programs, suicide prevention and comprehensive assessment, and management of suicide attempters.

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“…Being in a profession with greater risk of suicide, they should have the attitude which helps them to stay away from suicidal behaviours and to help their colleagues who may suffer the same. There were studies from around the globe [3][4][5] and also from India [6,7] which measured the attitude of medical students towards suicide. Here we attempt to measure the attitude of medical students who are yet to be exposed to their studies in psychiatry.…”

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Attitude towards suicide among medical students in a medical college of rural south India

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Venugopalan²

2019

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Background: Suicide is a psychiatric emergency. It contributes for substantial portion of preventive deaths. Medical professionals bear responsibility of providing optimal primary care to a suicidal person and reducing stigma towards suicide. Their attitudes towards suicide or a suicidal person determines the quality of care given to them. This study attempts to quantitatively assess attitudes of undergraduate medical students towards suicide and a suicidal person. Materials and methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in a medical college hospital of Kerala. Total 287 first& second year medical students who were not exposed to psychiatry teaching were recruited for the study by total enumeration method. Eskin's attitude towards suicide scale (E-ATSS) and Eskin's Social Reactions to Suicidal Persons Scale (E-SRSPS) were administered. Responses were collected in 5 point likert scale ranging from 'completely disagree' to 'completely agree'. Results: On E-ATSS, Communicating psychological problems had a high mean score with minimal standard deviation(4.25+/-0.35) & acceptability of suicide scored the least(1.46+/-0.62) while the social acceptance of a suicidal person & helping had high scores (4.34+/-0.82, 4.28+/-0.23) on E-ATSPS. Conclusion: Students participated in this study have more of rejecting attitudes towards suicide. But less than half of them take it as a sign of mental illness. When it comes to attitude towards a suicidal person, our medical students have a very high acceptance score and also are ready to help them. Studies involving students who complete undergraduate psychiatry training will help to know about the change that the training brings into the attitudes.

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Medical students' attitude toward suicide prevention: An exploratory study from North India

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Stigma associated with mental health problems among young people in India: a systematic review of magnitude, manifestations and recommendations

Stigma associated with mental health problems among young people in India: a systematic review of magnitude, manifestations and recommendations

Effectiveness of Brief Educational Training on Medical Students' Attitude toward Suicide Prevention

Attitude towards suicide among medical students in a medical college of rural south India

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