@article{article_340627, title={Attitudes of medical faculty students in Northern Cyprus towards mental illnesses}, journal={Cukurova Medical Journal}, volume={43}, pages={115–121}, year={2018}, DOI={10.17826/cumj.340627}, author={Sönmez, İpek and Tosun, Özgür and Köşger, Ferdi}, keywords={tıp öğrencisi,ruhsal sağlık,tutum,damga}, abstract={<p> <span style="font-size:12.6px;">Purpose: Medical students must not only gain knowledge and skills about recognition and management of mental problems, but they also must improve their attitudes and practices toward persons having mental disorders. The aim of this study was to investigate the attitudes of the students in the Medical School of Near East University, which is the first medical school of Cyprus and composed of students from different cultures, toward mental illnesses. </span> </p> <p> <span style="font-size:12.6px;">Materials and Methods: A total of 396 students (355 pre-clinical and 41 clinical) were included in the study. The Sociodemographic Data Form and Beliefs toward Mental Illness (BMI) Scale were used to collect data.  </span> </p> <p> <span style="font-size:12.6px;">Results: The Dangerousness Subscale scores were significantly higher for students from TRNC and Turkey (22.33 ± 6.21), compared to the students from other nationalities (18.87 ± 5.20). However, the Incurability Subscale scores of the students from other nationalities (28.92 ± 9.31) were significantly higher compared to those from TRNC and Turkey (25.18 ± 9.19).  </span> </p> <p> <span style="font-size:12.6px;">Conclusion: Our study results suggest that there is no strong relationship between beliefs toward mental illnesses and sociodemographic features; however, culture plays a key role in perceived beliefs on mental illnesses.  </span> </p> <div> <br /> </div>}, number={1}, publisher={Çukurova Üniversitesi}