Estigma face ao transtorno mental em estudantes iniciantes e concludentes de Medicina e Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Sergipe-São Cristóvão

Abstract

Objectives: To evaluate stigma among students of the first and last grade of medical and nursing graduating courses at UFS in terms of gender, contact with patients with mental disorders and who had contact with them. Methods: Cross-sectional study with application of socio-demographic questionnaire and the AQ-27 to evaluate the stigma dealing with these disorders in 171 students mentioned above. Data were analyzed using the SPSS v. 21.0. Results: The AQ-27 dimensions compared between groups revealed statistically significant difference for "dangerousness", "segregation", "avoidance" and "help", being the average of the top three first and the last lower in the beginners. Women had statistically greater mean to "fear". The average "pity" of those with positive contact was statistically higher than those without contact and when the mental patients was the student himself, the avoidance was higher in the "I" in relation to "other". Conclusions: The veterans showed less stigma than the beginners, corroborating the literature and highlighting the importance of mental health disciplines graduation. However, there was greater stigma itself when compared to others.