Lee Seng Esmond Seow|Boon Yiang Chua|Huiting Xie|Wang Jia|Hui Lin Ong|Edimansyah Abdin|Siow Ann Chong|Mythily Subramaniam
Correct recognition and continuum belief of mental disorders in a nursing student population
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current study aimed explore correct recognition mental disorders across dementia alcohol abuse obsessive compulsive disorder ocd schizophrenia depression along correlates nursing student population belief continuum symptoms mental health mental illness relationship nonidentification mental illness also exploredfive hundred students four nursing institutions singapore participated crosssectional online study respondents randomly assigned vignette describing one five mental disorders asked identify person vignette suffering continuum belief assessed rating agreeableness following statement sometimes behave like x question severe obvious condition isocd highest correct recognition rate 86 followed depression 85 dementia 77 alcohol abuse 58 schizophrenia 46 continuum belief percentage respondents endorsed symptom continuity 70 depression 61 ocd 58 alcohol abuse 56 dementia 46 schizophrenia concern found stronger continuum belief associated nonidentification mental illness controlling covariatesthere need improve mental health literacy among nursing students almost quarter respondents identified excessive alcohol drinking depression even though indication mood symptom vignette alcohol abuse education training schizophrenia may need conducted healthcare trainees also made aware possible influence belief symptom continuity ones tendency underattribute mental health symptoms mental illness