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- Title
The Knowledge, Attitude and Awareness of Society Toward Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental Disorders.
- Authors
BENLİOĞLU, Kemal Berk; ÖZÇELİK, Semra; ÜNAL, Özge
- Abstract
Introduction: Most people in Turkey refrain from getting help their mental disorders because of stigmatization. This study investigates society's information and attitudes toward psychiatry. Method: This study was conducted on individuals who live in İstanbul. A questionnaire prepared by a specialist on the basis of previous studies and containing 20 questions was applied using the "non-probability sampling" method over 335 individuals. Results: 99.4% of the participants defined a psychiatrist and 76.4% defined a psychologist correctly, whereas only 66.4% distinguished the difference between them. Healthcare workers (p=0.000) and younger subjects (between the ages of 18-35) (p=0.013) answered this question more correctly in comparison with the others. 85.6% of the participants stated that they would use psychiatric medications if necessary, but 68.3% of them mentioned that they would prefer to be treated by verbal psychotherapeutic techniques. The respondents gave the highest marks (98.5%) to the statement "I would take her/him to a psychiatrist/psychologist" to a question where Schizophrenia defined, It is followed by major depression (97.6%) and panic attack (88.9%). Participants with a bachelor's/master's degree (p=0.025), young age (p=0.028), and a healthcare job (p<0.001) got higher marks than the other participants. Conclusion: People know that psychiatrists are doctors with a medical degree, but they do not account for them as psychotherapists. They regard psychologists as treating by talking and psychiatrists as treating with drugs. According to the answers of the questions telling the symptoms of these disorders, people consider schizophrenia and depression as more associated with psychiatry than panic attack. All participants answered more than 50% of the questions correctly, and most of them mentioned that people with psychiatric disorders should not be stigmatized.
- Subjects
ISTANBUL (Turkey); TURKEY; PEOPLE with mental illness; MENTAL illness; MEDICAL personnel; PHYSICIANS; PSYCHIATRY
- Publication
Bezmialem Science, 2023, Vol 11, pS53
- ISSN
2148-2373
- Publication type
Article