Medical student perceptions of mental illness: a cross-sectional transnational study in two medical schools

• Main Authors: Rees, Annie, Cuthbert, Callum, Shah, Viraj, Rong, Lim, Peh, Daniel, Baptista, Ana, Smith, Susan
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Medicine, Health and Life Sciences; Stigma; Mental health
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/173780
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Background: Despite shifting global attitudes, mental illness remains highly stigmatised amongst practicing doctors. This has wider implications on doctors’ training to care for patients with mental illness. There is need for exploration of the presence and mitigation of stigma in early medical educ...