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EV0531

Future physicians’ attitudes toward recovery and mental illness: an international study of medical students

FUTURE DOCTORS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD RECOVERY AND MENTAL ILLNESS: AN INTERNATIONAL STUDY OF MEDICAL STUDENTS

Although medical students broadly endorse recovery-oriented attitudes, misconceptions about personal responsibility and dangerousness persist, varying by country.

The study aimed to compare stigma-related beliefs among medical students in four countries and examine demographic differences that may have implications for future clinical practice. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 373 medical students from four countries; stigma-related beliefs and demographic associations were evaluated using chi-square tests and correlations in SPSS. The sample comprised 145 students from Croatia (38.9%), 104 from Nigeria (27.9%), 70 from Ireland (18.8%), and 54 from Malaysia (14.5%). Students generally rejected the stereotype that mental illness is not a real illness. There was a significant difference between countries in the belief that a person can “snap out of it” (chi-square = 37.18; p = 0.002); endorsement was highest in Malaysia and lowest in Ireland. A significant difference between countries was also found for the dangerousness stereotype (chi-square = 43.75; p < 0.001); endorsement was highest in Nigeria and Croatia and lowest in Ireland. Male students endorsed personal responsibility for mental illness slightly more strongly (r = 0.103; p = 0.046), whereas religion and nationality were not significantly associated with the beliefs assessed. The authors noted that the largest differences between countries concerned stigmatizing stereotypes rather than recognition of mental illness as a legitimate health condition. They recommended explicitly addressing myths about controllability and dangerousness in psychiatric education and incorporating culturally sensitive content that develops cross-cultural competence into the curriculum; they emphasized that causality could not be established because the data were cross-sectional and self-reported.

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