Mind-Body Dualism and Medical Student Attitudes toward Mental Illness in Saudi Arabia.

Haythum O TayebYousef AlsawwafSamia KokandiAbrar BaduwailanFaten AlzabenNadim Shafique ButtAhmed N HassanHarold G Koenig

Published in: International journal of psychiatry in medicine (2022)

Mind-brain dualism beliefs among medical students in Saudi Arabia were associated with greater perceptions of self-infliction, preventability, controllability, and blameworthiness for patients with mental illness, moderated by gender. Greater emphasis on the neurobiological aspects of psychiatric disorders might help to change this attitude.

Keyphrases

mental illness
mental health
medical students
healthcare
primary care
white matter
resting state
adverse drug
functional connectivity
emergency department