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Family medicine residents’ attitudes toward mental illness

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2023

A. Jaoua ,
M. H. salhi ,
A. ben haouala  and
L. gaha
A. Jaoua*
Affiliation:
monastir tunisia
M. H. salhi
Affiliation:
Monastir Tunisie, Hôpital Fattouma Bourguiba Monastir
A. ben haouala
Affiliation:
Monastir Tunisie, Hôpital Fattouma Bourguiba Monastir
L. gaha
Affiliation:
monastir tunisia, fattouma bourguiba hospital monastir, mourouj 1, Tunisia
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

The stigma of mental illness is a complex socialphenomenon that is widespread throughout the world, even amonghealth care professionals.

Objectives

Assessing attitudes towards mental illness among familymedicine residents in Tunisia

Methods

This is a descriptive cross-sectional study among of familymedicine residents enrolled at the Faculty of Medicine in Monastir(Tunisia), conducted over a period of 3 months (July 2022 to October2022). The CAMI (Community Attitudes towards the Mentally Ill)scale was used to assess the attitude towards mental illness. Sociodemographic data were collected through a pre-established questionnaire. The data were analyzed using SPSS software 26 thversion.

Results

Our population was made up of 95 family medicineresidents, divided into 28 males and 67 females. Sex ratio was 2.39. The average of age was 28 years with extremes 25 and 35 years.46.3% (n=44) of the residents were enrolled in the first year, 22.1%(n=21) enrolled in the second year and 31.6% (n=30) enrolled in thethird year. 88.4% (n=84) of the residents did a psychiatric rotationduring their training.We found that 47.4% of residents (n=45) had a positive attitudetowards mental illness.

Conclusions

Improving the attitudes of primary care physicianstowards people with mental illness is necessary to provide goodquality care to these patients

Disclosure of Interest

None Declared

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European Psychiatry , Volume 66 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 31st European Congress of Psychiatry , March 2023 , pp. S895
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