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Attitude Towards Suicide and Help-Seeking Behavior Among Medical Undergraduates in a Malaysian University.
| Content Provider | Europe PMC |
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| Author | Wahab, Suzaily Shah, Nicholas Elam Sivachandran, Sarmeswaran Shahruddin, Izzati Ismail, Nik Nor Shaida Mohan, Loushinnah Devi Kamaluddin, Mohammad Rahim Nawi, Azmawati Mohammed |
| Abstract | ObjectiveThe attitude of medical personnel towards suicide may influence the outcome of suicidal-patients management. This study aimed to determine the attitudes of medical undergraduates towards suicide and its association with their help-seeking behavior.MethodsA cross-sectional study involving 290 medical undergraduates was conducted in a Malaysian university. The questionnaires on the attitude towards suicide and general help-seeking behavior were used as research instruments.ResultsThe mean age of the participants was 22.4 years. Participants who did psychiatry posting indicated a greater tendency to agree on suicide as a way of communication (p = 0.008) than those who did not. Participants previously diagnosed with a psychiatric illness indicated a greater ability to understand and accept suicide (p < 0.001) as well as a greater tendency to agree on the normality of suicide (p = 0.019) than those without a previous diagnosis. Those who attended a suicide prevention program also indicated a greater tendency to agree that loneliness and avoidance could be triggers to suicide (p = 0.037) than those who did not. No correlation was found between the “attitude towards suicide” and “general help-seeking behavior” variable.ConclusionEducation programs in suicide prevention and management need to be incorporated early into the undergraduate medical curriculum to cultivate a more positive attitude towards suicide and help-seeking behavior. |
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| ISSN | 10429670 |
| Journal | Academic Psychiatry [Acad Psychiatry] |
| Volume Number | 45 |
| DOI | 10.1007/s40596-021-01513-z |
| PubMed Central reference number | PMC8664790 |
| Issue Number | 6 |
| PubMed reference number | 34342844 |
| e-ISSN | 15457230 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Springer International Publishing |
| Publisher Date | 2021-08-03 |
| Publisher Place | Gewerbestrasse 11, Cham, Ch 6330, Switzerland |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights License | Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. © The Author(s) 2021 |
| Subject Keyword | Suicide Attitudes Help-seeking behavior |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Education Psychiatry and Mental Health |
