A CROSS SECTIONAL AND COMPARATIVE STUDY OF STIGMA IN  MBBS MEDICAL STUDENTS TOWARDS MENTALLY ILL PATIENTS  IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

Dr. Swetha Kunkeri, Dr. Sangamesh Kunkeri, Dr. Raghavendra Wagole

A CROSS SECTIONAL AND COMPARATIVE STUDY OF STIGMA IN MBBS MEDICAL STUDENTS TOWARDS MENTALLY ILL PATIENTS IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

Authors

Dr. Swetha Kunkeri, Dr. Sangamesh Kunkeri, Dr. Raghavendra Wagole

Keywords:

Mental illness, Opinion About Mental Illness (OMI) Questionnaire, quality of life.

Abstract

Introduction: Mental illness poses atremendous challenge to global publichealth. The prevailing statistics show that itaffects millions of people worldwide,making it an overwhelming health system.Not only do they degrade an individual's quality of life but they also make themsusceptible to stigma, discrimination, andsocial isolation. In India, mental disorders

References

1. Parija S, Sreeraj V, Uvais NA, Mohanty S, Kumar S. Indian nursing students’ attitudes towards mental illness and persons with mental illness. Ind Psychiatry J 2017; 26:223.

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Published

2026-07-24

How to Cite

Dr. Swetha Kunkeri, Dr. Sangamesh Kunkeri, Dr. Raghavendra Wagole. (2026). A CROSS SECTIONAL AND COMPARATIVE STUDY OF STIGMA IN MBBS MEDICAL STUDENTS TOWARDS MENTALLY ILL PATIENTS IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL . International Journal of Pharmacy Research & Technology (IJPRT), 16(2), 2202–2210. Retrieved from https://ijprt.org/index.php/pub/article/view/2662