Antidepressant awareness and stigmatizing attitudes toward depression and antidepressants, a comparison between first and sixth-year medical students

Ayşe Derin Nalçakan, Ezgi Aysu Şahin, Oguz Kaan Yalcinkaya and Sertac Ak

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2022, vol. 68, issue 2, 316-323

Abstract: Background and aim: Psychiatric disorders and antidepressant usage rates have increased over the years. However, prejudice, self, and public stigma continue to impede patients from receiving appropriate treatment, especially in traditional societies. In this study, the views of first and sixth-year medical students were examined. We aimed to show the potential effect of public information and 6 years of medical education on knowledge and awareness. Method: Our target population was first and sixth-year medical students at the Faculty of Medicine at Hacettepe University in Ankara, Turkey, during the semester 2018–2019. For measurement, widely used scales such as the Beck Depression Inventory, Beck Anxiety Inventory were administered. In addition, scales formed specifically by our research team: Sociodemographic information form and Depression and Antidepressant Awareness and Knowledge Scale were used. Results: Compared to first-year participants, sixth-year participants had significantly less stigmatizing views on individual statements. The overall stigma score of sixth-year participants was significantly lower ( p  

Keywords: Stigma; medical education; depression and antidepressant awareness; medical students; antidepressant usage; depression (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1177/0020764020985545

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