PhD Scientific Days 2022

Mental Health Sciences II. (Poster discussion will take place in the Aula during the Coffee Break)

Attitudes of Psychiatrists Towards People with Mental Health Problems across Europe

Előadó neve

Dr. Dorottya, Őri

Előadó munkahelye

Institute of Behavioural Sciences, Semmelweis Univserity, Budapest

Előadó telefonszáma

+36202116042

Előadó e-mail címe

oridorottya@gmail.com

Az előadás címe

Attitudes of Psychiatrists Towards People with Mental Health Problems across Europe

Szerző(k) neve és munkahelye

Dorottya Őri1,2, Péter Szocsics3, Tamás Molnár4
1 Department of Mental Health, Heim Pál National Pediatric Institute, Budapest
2 Institute of Behavioural Sciences, Semmelweis University, Budapest
3 Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest
4 University of Pécs Medical School, County Hospital Győr, Petz Aladár Hospital, Győr

Bemutatás módja

Szóbeli

Szekció

Mental Health Sciences II. (Poster discussion will take place in the Aula during the Coffee Break)

Language of the presentation

English

Preferred session

Mental Sciences

Összefoglaló szövege

Introduction: Mental health-related stigma occurs not only within the public community but is anissue among professionals as well.

Aims: We performed an observational, cross-sectional multicentre study across 32 European countries to investigate attitudes of psychiatrists towards patients with mental health problems.

Method: We measured stigmatising attitudes using the Opening Minds Stigma Scale for Health Care Providers within an internet-based, anonymous survey. We translated it into the local language of each participating country, and examined the relationship between stigma, psychosocial and professional factors. The participants are all practising specialists and trainees in general adult, child and adolescent psychiatry.

Results: A total of 4245 psychiatrists completed the survey. More favourable attitudes towards patients were predicted by being a general adult psychiatrist (B=-6.15 p<0.001), spending more working hours with patients (B=-1.51 p<0.001), seeking help for own mental problems (B=-0.76, p=0.007), having friends with mental health problems (B=-0.79, p<0.001), and being open to case discussion, supervision or Balint-groups (B=-1.73 p<0.001). Countries were clustered into less, moderate, and more stigmatising attitudes of their psychiatrists (average scores for the clusters were 28.3±6.10, 31.9±6.38, and 35.1±6.57, respectively).

Conclusion: Our study highlights the importance of the lived experience of mental health professionals who seek help for their psychiatric disorders, as well as the importance of case discussion, supervision and Balint-groups in the attitude of psychiatrists.

University and Doctoral School

Semmelweis University, Doctoral School of Mental Health Sciences

Supervisor

Dr. Zsuzsa Győrffy

Publication of my abstract

I do not give consent to the publication of my abstract on the website of the congress.

Kind

Szabad

Status

elfogadva

Accepted presentation method

szóbeli

Előadás fájl jóváhagyás

nem rendelkezett róla

Előadó

6938

Start

12:45

End

13:00

Authors (legacy)

Dorottya Őri1,2, Péter Szocsics3, Tamás Molnár4
1 Department of Mental Health, Heim Pál National Pediatric Institute, Budapest
2 Institute of Behavioural Sciences, Semmelweis University, Budapest
3 Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Semmelweis University, Budapest
4 University of Pécs Medical School, County Hospital Győr, Petz Aladár Hospital, Győr