Attitudes toward mental illness among college students in Nuevo Leon, México = Actitudes hacia las enfermedades mentales en estudiantes universitarios de Nuevo León, México

Vega Santiago, Irma Y. y González Santiago, Omar (2016) Attitudes toward mental illness among college students in Nuevo Leon, México = Actitudes hacia las enfermedades mentales en estudiantes universitarios de Nuevo León, México. Figshare. pp. 1-11.

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Stigma associated with mental illness has detrimental effects on the treatment and prevention of these diseases. The aim of this study was to analyze attitudes toward mental illness in a sample of university students in Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Results. Nine hundred and forty-three students were surveyed, 66.9% believe that genetic and familial factors are the cause of mental illness. Among 20-30% believe that people with mental illness are a nuisance for people; between 12-14% would be ashamed of having a family member with mental illness and people know it; and 61.8% would be able to maintain a friendship with a person who have mental illness. Conclusions. Over 50% of respondents have favorable attitudes towards patients with mental illness and less than 30% attitudes of social distancing.

Tipo de elemento: Article
Materias: B Filosofía, Psicología, Religión > BF Psicología
H Ciencias sociales > HM Sociología: General y Teorías
R Medicina > RC Medicina Interna, Psiquiatría, Neurología
Divisiones: Psicología
Usuario depositante: Dr Omar Gonzalez-Santiago
Creadores:
CreadorEmailORCID
Vega Santiago, Irma Y.irma.vegasntg@uanl.edu.mxNO ESPECIFICADO
González Santiago, Omaromar.gonzalezst@uanl.edu.mxNO ESPECIFICADO
Fecha del depósito: 20 Jul 2016 19:01
Última modificación: 16 Ene 2017 16:23
URI: http://eprints.uanl.mx/id/eprint/10934

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