• JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · Sep 2018

    Attitude Towards Mental Illness among Medical Students and Interns of A Medical College.

    • Astha Prasai, Shubash Chandra Sharma, Rika Rijal, and Shreeyanta K C.
    • Kathmandu Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal.
    • JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc. 2018 Sep 1; 56 (213): 837-841.

    IntroductionMental health and physical health are interconnected. Attitude of medical professionals towards mentally ill affects the quality of care the patient receives. Today's medical students are tomorrow's medical practitioner. We conducted a study in a teaching hospital to assess the attitude towards mental illness among medical students and interns.MethodsA descriptive cross sectional study was performed in 265 students in Kathmandu Medical College in August, 2017. Opinion about Mental Illness (OMI) questionnaire developed by Cohen and Struening was used.ResultsOf the total participants, 132 (49.8%) were male and 133 (50.2%) were female. Medical students were more authoritarian, more benevolent and believed that mental illness is like any other medical illness. They showed neutral attitude in terms of social restriction of mentally ill and interpersonal relationship as a cause of mental illness.ConclusionsPositive attitude was seen only in terms of benevolence and mental hygiene ideology. Effective teaching and training programs is necessary to bring in positive attitude change towards mentally ill among medical students.

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