The effects of education in psychiatry on attitudes towards antidepressants in nursing students: A cross-sectional study - Sorbonne Université
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The effects of education in psychiatry on attitudes towards antidepressants in nursing students: A cross-sectional study

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Background: Stigma associated with depression and antidepressants is strong among the general population but also among patients and health professionals. Objectives: This cross-sectional study is aimed at: 1) evaluating the knowledge and attitude towards antidepressant by nursing student; 2) exploring the association between instruction in psychiatry and representation of depression and antidepressants. Participants: 2037 undergraduate students from 10 French nursing schools were invited to participate in 2017, 1475 (73%) completed the questionnaire. Methods: The self-report questionnaire included the Drug Attitude Inventory (DAI) and questions about representation on depression and antidepressant. Four groups of students were built: 1) pre-teaching group (PT) as a reference group, 2) clinical training in psychiatry (CT), 3) receiving mental health theoretical education (TE), 4) receiving both (CT+TE). Results: The mean (standard deviation) DAI score was negative: -1.9 (± 4.4) with only 40% of the nursing students conveying a positive attitude towards antidepressant. A combination of CT and TE was associated with a more positive attitude towards antidepressant in comparison with the PT condition. The CT+TE group was more prone to view antidepressants as effective and safe. Conclusion: There is strong stigma against depression/antidepressants among nursing student. Education combined with clinical experiences in psychiatry improved these representations.
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hal-02986157 , version 1 (04-11-2020)

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J.-V. Blanc, S. Mouchabac, P. Nuss, L. Malandain, N. Lapidus, et al.. The effects of education in psychiatry on attitudes towards antidepressants in nursing students: A cross-sectional study. Nurse Education in Practice, 2020, 45, pp.102781. ⟨10.1016/j.nepr.2020.102781⟩. ⟨hal-02986157⟩
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