Avaliação do estigma face aos transtornos mentais de iniciantes e concludentes de Medicina da Universidade Federal de Sergipe

Abstract

Objectives: Evaluate the stigma in medical students from Universidade Federal de Sergipe (UFS- São Cristovão) at the beginning and at the end of course about mental disorders, associates with age, genre, contact with mental patients and who the patient is. Methods: Cross-sectional study that evaluates 36 students at the beginning and 88 at the end of medicine course through socio- demographic questionnaire and AQ-27 from Corrigan et al.(2003), that measures stigma towards mental patient. Results: The age average have differed between those two groups (p=0,01). The analysis of dimensions average of the AQ-27, conclusives students have lower value of "irritation"(p=0,03). In the AQ-27 evaluation as those who have had mental patient's contact, the "coercion" have differed (p=0,02), and higher in those who have had family/friend with mental disorders than "self" (p=0,02). Conclusion: The stigma in conclusive students was lower than in the beginners agree with existing data in the literature. Additionally, the stigma shows more force to family or friend with mental disorders when compared to himself.