Yildirim Meric, Demirbuken Ilksan, Balci Birgul, Yurdalan Ufuk
a School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Dokuz Eylul University , Izmir , Turkey and.
b Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences , Marmara University , Istanbul , Turkey.
Physiother Theory Pract. 2015;31(7):461-5. doi: 10.3109/09593985.2015.1025321. Epub 2015 Jul 22.
Mental health is a new area of specialization for physiotherapists. However, they usually meet patients with psychiatric co-morbidities secondary to other chronic diseases. It is important to explore the beliefs of future physiotherapists regarding mental illness in order to implement effective strategies to avoid possible stigmatizing attitudes that may interfere with the rehabilitation process. Moreover, the psychiatric field should be introduced to physiotherapists as a clinical and research area. Therefore, we aimed to question the beliefs of physiotherapy students regarding mental illness using the Beliefs towards Mental Illness Scale in two different universities in Turkey. The total score of 524 students was 46.5 ± 14.5 out of 105 while the Dangerousness Subscale score was 21.2 ± 5.8/40; Incurability and Poor Social and Interpersonal Skills Subscale score was 24.2 ± 9.3/55 and Shame Subscale score was 1.1 ± 1.9/10. Students who had a relationship with an individual having a mental problem and students who had consulted a psychiatrist/psychologist for any mental problem showed more positive beliefs. Future physiotherapists should be informed and trained regarding people with mental illness both to avoid stigma and to be aware of this area in physiotherapy settings. Therefore, it is important to implement new curricula for schools providing physiotherapy education including courses, lectures and clinical practices in the psychiatry field.
心理健康是物理治疗师的一个新的专业领域。然而，他们通常会遇到继发于其他慢性疾病的合并精神疾病的患者。探索未来物理治疗师对精神疾病的看法，对于实施有效策略以避免可能干扰康复过程的污名化态度非常重要。此外，应将精神病学领域作为一个临床和研究领域介绍给物理治疗师。因此，我们旨在使用土耳其两所不同大学的精神疾病信念量表来探究物理治疗专业学生对精神疾病的看法。524名学生的总分在105分中为46.5±14.5分，而危险性子量表得分为21.2±5.8/40分；不可治愈性及社交和人际交往能力差子量表得分为24.2±9.3/55分，羞耻子量表得分为1.1±1.9/10分。与有精神问题的人有关系的学生以及因任何精神问题咨询过精神科医生/心理学家的学生表现出更积极的看法。未来的物理治疗师应该接受关于精神疾病患者的教育和培训，既要避免污名化，也要在物理治疗环境中了解这一领域。因此，为提供物理治疗教育的学校实施新的课程很重要，包括精神病学领域的课程、讲座和临床实践。
