Suicide, mental, and physical health condition stigma in medical students

Rachel E.M. Cryer; Alison L. Calear; Philip J. Batterham; Sunaina R. Patel

doi:10.1080/07481187.2018.1539049

Suicide, mental, and physical health condition stigma in medical students

Rachel E.M. Cryer, Alison L. Calear^*, Philip J. Batterham, Sunaina R. Patel

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The current study aimed to compare the personal stigma of suicide with the personal stigma for other mental and physical health conditions. 116 Australian medical students (58% women), aged between 20 and 41 years (M = 25.02, SD = 3.80), completed an online survey. Suicide was more highly stigmatized than most of the other mental and physical health conditions in both attitudes toward suicide and willingness to disclose. The current study highlights the need for further medical student education in suicide, as ongoing negative attitudes could negatively affect patient care and disclosure.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	230-236
Number of pages	7
Journal	Death Studies
Volume	44
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2018.1539049
Publication status	Published - 2 Apr 2020

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