RT Journal Article
T1 Perceptions about mental illness among general practitioners.
A1 Castillejos Anguiano, Mª Carmen
A1 Bordallo Aragón, Antonio
A1 Aguilera Fernández, David
A1 Moreno Küstner, Berta
K1 Collaborative model
K1 Primary care
K1 Schizophrenia
K1 Stigma
AB General practitioners (GPs) play an important role in the physical care of patients with severe mental illness, so our aim was to analyse the relationships between GPs' sociodemographic status and worked-related variables and their perceptions about mental illness. A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted in the Clinical Management Unit of Mental Health (CMU-MH) of the Regional Hospital of Malaga (Spain). The eligible population comprised all GPs working in the 13 primary care centres (PCCs) in the hospital's catchment area during the study period. GPs were interviewed to collect data on their attitudes to and knowledge of mental illness, psychiatry and the local mental health team, as well as their sociodemographic status, professional qualifications and experience. Bivariate analysis was carried out. 145 GPs answered the questionnaire (77%). ANOVA revealed that most of the PCCs with the best relationship with their mental health team and best attitude to mental illness were in the Central Community Mental Health Unit, which operated a collaborative model of care. These results indicated that GPs who worked more closely with their specialist mental health team had a better perception of their relationship with the mental health centre and less stigmatisation in regard to mental illness.
SN 1752-4458
YR 2019
FD 2019-04-13
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10668/24565
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10668/24565
LA en
DS RISalud
RD Apr 8, 2025