Department of Pharmacy, Kathmandu University, Nepal.
Am J Pharm Educ. 2010 Jun 15;74(5). doi: 10.5688/aj740589.
To determine Nepalese pharmacy students' perceptions of whether mental disorders impact performance in pharmacy school.
All first- and third-year undergraduate pharmacy students (n=226) in Nepal were invited to complete a modified version of the Mental Illness Performance Scale.
Among the 200 respondents (response rate 88.5%), 14% reported that they had a mental disorder. The majority (92%) of third-year students agreed or strongly agreed that depression would interfere with a student's academic performance. Almost half of first-year students agreed or strongly agreed that alcohol or drug abuse would be grounds for both rejecting an applicant from pharmacy school (49%) and dismissal of a student from pharmacy school (46%).
Students perceived a high level of academic impairment associated with mental disorders, but the majority did not perceive that mental disorders were grounds for dismissal from or rejection of entry to pharmacy school. Students' attitudes may discourage them from seeking help or providing mental health support to others.
了解尼泊尔药学专业学生对精神障碍是否会影响其在校表现的看法。
邀请尼泊尔所有一年级和三年级本科生(n=226)填写一份经改良的精神疾病对表现影响量表。
在 200 名应答者(应答率 88.5%)中,14%报告自己患有精神障碍。大多数(92%)三年级学生认为抑郁会影响学生的学业表现。近一半的一年级学生认为,酗酒或吸毒成瘾既足以成为拒绝(49%)或开除(46%)药学专业学生的理由。
学生认为精神障碍与较高的学业障碍有关,但大多数学生并不认为精神障碍是开除或拒收药学专业学生的理由。学生的态度可能会阻碍他们寻求帮助或为他人提供心理健康支持。